STOCK PURCHASE AGREEMENT BY AND BETWEEN NETCO GOVERNMENT SERVICES, LLC AND HARRIS CORPORATION RELATING TO THE PURCHASE OF ALL OF THE OUTSTANDING COMMON STOCK AND PREFERRED STOCK OF MULTIMAX INCORPORATED May 31, 2007
EXHIBIT 2.1
EXECUTION VERSION
BY AND BETWEEN
NETCO GOVERNMENT SERVICES, LLC
AND
XXXXXX CORPORATION
RELATING TO THE PURCHASE OF ALL OF THE OUTSTANDING COMMON STOCK
AND PREFERRED STOCK OF
AND PREFERRED STOCK OF
MULTIMAX INCORPORATED
May 31, 2007
TABLE OF CONTENTS
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ARTICLE I DEFINITIONS |
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Section 1.01 Definitions |
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ARTICLE II TERMS OF PURCHASE AND SALE |
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Section 2.01 Purchase and Sale |
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Section 2.02 Purchase Price |
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Section 2.03 Closing Date |
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Section 2.04 Deliveries at Closing |
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Section 2.05 Transfer of Shares |
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Section 2.06 Net Working Capital Adjustment; Xxxxx Cash Adjustment |
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ARTICLE III REPRESENTATIONS AND WARRANTIES OF SELLER |
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Section 3.01 Organization; No Subsidiaries |
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Section 3.02 Capitalization |
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Section 3.03 Ownership of Shares |
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Section 3.04 Power and Authority; Effect of Agreement; No Violation |
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Section 3.05 Financial Statements |
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Section 3.06 Absence of Certain Changes |
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Section 3.07 Certain Properties and Assets; Title |
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Section 3.08 Real Property |
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Section 3.09 Tax Matters |
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Section 3.10 Compliance with Law; No Violation, Litigation or Regulatory Action;
Governmental Permits |
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Section 3.11 Intellectual Property |
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Section 3.12 Labor Matters and Employment Standards |
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Section 3.13 Employee Benefit and Pension Plans |
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Section 3.14 Contracts |
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Section 3.15 Government Contracts |
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Section 3.16 Ethical Business Practices |
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Section 3.17 Material Customers; Materials Suppliers |
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Section 3.18 Certain Business Relationships with the Seller |
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Section 3.19 Insurance |
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Section 3.20 Environmental Matters |
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Section 3.21 No Finder |
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Section 3.22 HSR Act Ultimate Parent |
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Section 3.23 Support Services |
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Section 3.24 Disclaimer of Other Representations and Warranties |
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ARTICLE IV REPRESENTATIONS AND WARRANTIES OF PURCHASER |
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Section 4.01 Organization |
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Section 4.02 Power and Authority; Effect of Agreement; No Violation |
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Section 4.03 No Finder |
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Section 4.04 Investment Intent |
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Section 4.05 Availability of Funds |
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Section 4.06 Disclaimer of Other Representations and Warranties |
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ARTICLE V ACTIONS PRIOR TO THE CLOSING |
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Section 5.01 Investigation |
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Section 5.02 Representations and Warranties |
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Section 5.03 Further Actions |
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Section 5.04 Operations Prior to the Closing Date |
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Section 5.05 No Public Announcement |
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Section 5.06 Regulatory Filings |
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Section 5.07 Exclusivity |
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Section 5.08 401(k) Plan |
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ARTICLE VI CONDITIONS TO CLOSING |
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Section 6.01 Conditions to Obligations of Purchaser |
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Section 6.02 Conditions to Obligations of Seller |
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Section 6.03 Conditions to Each Party’s Obligations |
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ARTICLE VII TERMINATION |
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Section 7.01 Termination by Mutual Consent |
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Section 7.02 Termination by Seller or Purchaser |
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Section 7.03 Termination by Purchaser |
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Section 7.04 Termination by Seller |
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Section 7.05 Fees and Expenses |
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Section 7.06 Effect of Termination |
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ARTICLE VIII INDEMNIFICATION |
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Section 8.01 Survival |
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Section 8.02 Indemnification by Seller |
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Section 8.03 Indemnification by Purchaser |
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Section 8.04 Claims Procedure |
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Section 8.05 Third Party Claims |
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Section 8.06 Limitations on Indemnification |
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Section 8.07 Exclusivity of Indemnification |
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Section 8.08 No Contribution or Subrogation |
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Section 8.09 Adjustment to Final Purchase Price |
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Section 8.10 Environmental Remedies |
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ARTICLE IX TAX MATTERS |
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Section 9.01 Tax Returns, Contests and Refunds |
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Section 9.02 Tax Refunds |
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Section 9.03 Changes to Tax Elections, Annual Tax Accounting Periods, etc. |
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Section 9.04 Sales and Transfer Taxes |
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ARTICLE X POST-CLOSING COVENANTS |
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Section 10.01 Communications |
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Section 10.02 Benefit Plans |
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Section 10.03 Director and Officer Liability; Indemnification |
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Section 10.04 Access to Books and Records |
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Section 10.05 Compliance with 2006 Multimax Agreement |
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Section 10.06 Releases of Seller Guarantees |
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Section 10.07 Confidentiality |
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ARTICLE XI GENERAL PROVISIONS |
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Section 11.01 Expenses |
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Section 11.02 Governing Law |
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Section 11.03 Consent to Jurisdiction |
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Section 11.04 Notices |
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Section 11.05 Successors and Assigns; Benefit; No Third Party Beneficiary |
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Section 11.06 Entire Agreement; Amendments; Waiver |
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Section 11.07 Interpretation |
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Section 11.08 Severability |
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Section 11.09 Execution in Counterparts |
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Section 11.10 Time |
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Section 11.11 Seller Disclosure Schedule |
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Section 11.12 Remedies; Specific Performance |
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Section 11.13 Non-Recourse |
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Section 11.14 Fulfillment of Obligations |
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Section 11.15 WAIVER OF TRIAL BY JURY |
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LIST OF EXHIBITS
Exhibit A Cerberus Guaranty
Exhibit B Form of Mutual Release
Exhibit B Form of Mutual Release
LIST OF SCHEDULES
Seller Disclosure Schedule, dated May 31, 2007
Purchaser Disclosure Schedule, dated May 31, 2007
Purchaser Disclosure Schedule, dated May 31, 2007
This Stock Purchase Agreement (this “Agreement”), dated as of May 31, 2007, is made by
and between Netco Government Services, LLC, a Minnesota limited liability company
(“Seller”), and Xxxxxx Corporation, a Delaware corporation (“Purchaser”).
ARTICLE I
Section 1.01 Definitions. Except as otherwise specified or as the context may
otherwise require, in addition to the capitalized terms defined elsewhere herein, the following
terms shall have the respective meanings set forth below whenever used in this Agreement:
“2005 Company Audited Financial Statements” shall have the meaning set forth in Section
3.05(a).
“2006 Company Audited Financial Statements” shall have the meaning set forth in Section
3.05(a).
“Accounting Firm” shall mean Deloitte & Touche LLP or such other independent accounting firm
mutually acceptable to Purchaser and Seller.
“Action” shall mean any lawsuit, claim, suit, arbitration, action or judicial, administrative
or legal proceeding or investigation.
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“Affiliate” shall mean, with respect to any Person, any other Person which directly or
indirectly, through one or more intermediaries, controls, or is controlled by, or is under common
control with, such Person.
“Affiliate Transaction” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 3.18.
“Affiliated Group” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 3.09(a).
“Agreement” shall have the meaning set forth in the preamble.
“Allocated Preferred Amount” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 2.02(e).
“Balance Sheet Date” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 3.05(b).
“Base Net Working Capital Ceiling” shall mean $54,000,000.
“Base Net Working Capital Floor” shall mean $46,000,000.
“Base Net Working Capital Statement” shall mean the unaudited working capital statement of the
Company as of March 31, 2007, set forth in Section 2.06 of the Seller Disclosure Schedule,
prepared in accordance with GAAP.
“Base Purchase Price” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 2.02(a).
“Benefit Arrangements” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 3.13(a).
“Bid” means any offer, quotation, bid or proposal by the Company (or any joint venture to
which the Company is a party) which, if accepted or awarded, would lead to a Contract with any
Governmental Authority or any other entity, including a prime contractor or a subcontractor (at any
tier) to any Governmental Authority, for the design, manufacture or sale of products or the
provision of services by the Company.
“Brokers” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 3.21.
“Business Day” shall mean any day other than a Saturday, Sunday or a day on which banks in New
York, New York are authorized or obligated by Law to close.
“CACI Matter” means the case styled substantially as CACI, Inc. — Federal v. Mr. Xxxxxx
Xxxxxxx et al., Case No. 06-1289 (VA: Circuit Court of Arlington County).
“Cash” means cash and cash equivalents (including marketable securities and short-term
investments), other than restricted cash balances.
“Cerberus Guaranty” shall have the meaning set forth in the recitals.
“Closing” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 2.03.
“Closing Date” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 2.03.
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“Closing Net Working Capital” shall mean the Net Working Capital of the Company as of the
Closing Date.
“Closing Net Working Capital Statement” shall have the meaning set forth in Section
2.06(b).
“Closing Xxxxx Cash “ shall have the meaning set forth in Section 2.06(b).
“Closing Xxxxx Cash Statement” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 2.06(b).
“Closing Statements” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 2.06(b).
“Code” shall mean the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended.
“Common Stock” shall have the meaning set forth in the recitals.
“Company” shall have the meaning set forth in the recitals.
“Company Guarantees” means all guarantees, surety bonds, letters of credit, and similar credit
assurances provided by the Company.
“Company Indemnitees” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 10.03(a).
“Computer Software” means any and all: (i) computer programs, including any and all operating
system and applications software, implementation of algorithms and program interfaces, models and
methodologies whether in source code or object code; (ii) databases and computations, including any
and all data and collections of data; and (iii) all documentation, including user manuals and
training materials, relating to any of the foregoing.
“Confidential Information” means any non-public information about the Company, other than
information which is or becomes generally available to the public.
“Confidentiality Agreement” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 5.01.
“Contract” means, whether oral or written, any agreement, contract, lease, license, franchise,
note, bond, mortgage, indenture, guarantee, purchase or sale order or other instrument or
obligation, arrangement or commitment, including all amendments thereto.
“Controlled Group” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 3.13(c).
“Current Assets” shall mean the current assets of the Company, as determined in accordance
with GAAP, applying consistent principles, practices, methodologies and policies as those set forth
in the Base Net Working Capital Statement, excluding (i) Cash, (ii) any current Tax Assets or
deferred Tax Assets and (iii) the receivable of the Company owed by Netco Communications
Corporation and reflected on the Base Net Working Capital Statement by the line item “Miscellaneous
due (to)/from” (such receivable, as increased or decreased from time to time, the “Miscellaneous
Receivable”).
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“Current Liabilities” shall mean the current liabilities of the Company, as determined in
accordance with GAAP, applying consistent principles, practices, methodologies and policies as
those set forth in the Base Net Working Capital Statement, excluding (a) Indebtedness, (b) any
current Tax liabilities or deferred Tax liabilities, (c) any liabilities under the NMCI Incentive
Plan or the Management Incentive Plan that are payable or paid prior to, or concurrently with, the
Closing, and (d) any accrued but unpaid dividends in respect of the Series A Preferred Shares.
“Deductible” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 8.06(a).
“DISA” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 3.04(c).
“Documents” shall mean, collectively, each agreement, guaranty, instrument, document and
certificate necessary for the consummation of the transactions contemplated by this Agreement.
“Employees” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 10.02.
“Encumbrance” shall mean any mortgage, lien (statutory or other), pledge, assignment, deed of
trust, hypothecation, adverse claim, charge, option, right of first refusal, preemptive right,
security interest, or other encumbrance of any kind or nature (other than in respect of the Shares,
restrictions on transfer under the Securities Act or state securities law), or any interest or
title of any vendor, lessor, lender or other secured party under any conditional sale, capital
lease, trust receipt or other title retention agreement.
“Environmental Claims” refers to any written complaint, summons, citation, notice, directive,
Governmental Order, Action, claim, litigation, investigation, judicial or administrative proceeding
or judgment from any Governmental Authority or any Person involving (1) violations of applicable
Environmental Laws, (2) claims based upon common law related to Environmental, Health and Safety
Matters, or (3) Releases of Hazardous Substances from (a) any assets, properties or businesses of
the Company or predecessor in interest owned or operated by the Company at the time of Closing or
at any time prior to Closing, (b) from or onto any facilities which received Hazardous Substances
generated by the Company or any predecessor in interest or (c) from properties adjoining those of
the Company or any predecessor in interest.
“Environmental Laws” shall mean any and all Laws, orders and permits relating to the
environment, preservation or reclamation of natural resources, or to the protection of human
health, including Laws relating to noise levels, or to the management, Release or threatened
Release of Hazardous Substances, including, to the extent applicable, the Comprehensive
Environmental Response, Compensation and Liability Act, 42 U.S.C. 9601 et seq., as amended; the
Resource Conservation and Recovery Act, 42 U.S.C. 6901 et seq., as amended; the Clean Air Act, 42
U.S.C. 7401 et seq., as amended; the Clean Water Act, 33 U.S.C. 1251 et seq., as amended; and the
Occupational Safety and Health Act, 29 U.S.C. 655 et seq., the Toxic Substances Control Act, 15
U.S.C. 2601 et. seq., and any similar supranational, federal, state, local or foreign Law, in each
case, as in effect as of the date hereof.
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“Environmental, Health and Safety Matters” shall have the meaning set forth in Section
8.10.
“ERISA” shall mean the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974, as amended.
“ERISA Plans” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 3.13(a).
“Estimated Closing Xxxxx Cash” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 2.06(a).
“Estimated Closing Xxxxx Cash Statement” shall have the meaning set forth in Section
2.06(a).
“Exchange Act” means the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, and the rules and
regulations promulgated thereunder.
“Executory Government Contract” means a Government Contract that has not been closed by the
applicable Governmental Authority, or by the prime contractor or subcontractor, as appropriate, and
is actively being performed by the Company.
“Final Closing Net Working Capital” shall mean the Closing Net Working Capital as finally
determined in accordance with
Section 2.06(c).
Section 2.06(c).
“Final Closing Xxxxx Cash” shall mean the Closing Xxxxx Cash as finally determined in
accordance with Section 2.06(c).
“Final Purchase Price” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 2.02(d).
“Financial Statements” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 3.05(a).
“GAAP” shall mean U.S. generally accepted accounting principles, applied on a consistent
basis.
“Governmental Authority” shall mean any government or governmental or regulatory body thereof,
or political subdivision thereof, whether supranational, federal, state, local or foreign, or any
agency, bureau, commission, instrumentality or authority thereof, or any court, tribunal or
arbitrator (public or private).
“Government Contract” means any prime contract, subcontract, teaming agreement or arrangement,
joint venture, basic ordering agreement, blanket purchase agreement, letter contract, or other
similar arrangement of any kind between the Company or any Joint Venture to which the Company is a
party, on the one hand and (i) a Governmental Authority, (ii) any prime contractor to a
Governmental Authority in its capacity as a prime Contractor or (iii) any subcontractor (at any
tier) with respect to any contract described in clause (i) or (ii), on the other hand. A task or
delivery order issued under a Government Contract shall not constitute a separate Government
Contract for purposes of this definition, but shall be part of the Government Contract to which it
relates.
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“Governmental Order” shall mean any judgment, ruling, order, writ, injunction, award or decree
of any Governmental Authority.
“Hazardous Substances” shall include (a) any element, compound or chemical that is defined,
listed or otherwise classified as a toxic pollutant, toxic or hazardous substance, extremely
hazardous substance or chemical, hazardous material, hazardous waste or biohazardous or infectious
waste under applicable Environmental Laws; (b) petroleum, petroleum-based or petroleum-derived
products; (c) any substance exhibiting a hazardous waste characteristic including but not limited
to corrosivity, ignitibility, toxicity or reactivity as well as any radioactive or explosive
materials; (d) any substance containing 50 parts per million or more of polychlorinated biphenyls
or asbestos that is friable or damaged; and (e) any other wastes, materials, chemicals or
substances regulated pursuant to any Environmental Law.
“HSR Act” shall mean the Xxxx-Xxxxx-Xxxxxx Antitrust Improvement Act of 1976, as amended.
“Indebtedness” shall mean indebtedness for borrowed money of the Company, including, without
duplication, (a) all obligations for borrowed money of the Company evidenced by notes, bonds,
debentures or other similar instruments, (b) all obligations of the Company under letters of
credit, (c) guaranties of indebtedness for borrowed money, (d) any obligations of the Company for
any deferred or unpaid purchase price of any property or services, (e) any obligations of the
Company created or arising under any conditional sale or other title retention agreement with
respect to any property acquired by the Company, (f) any obligations of the Company in respect of
any interest rate hedge agreements and (g) any bank overdrafts. “Indebtedness” shall not include
any obligations of the Company as lessee under any capitalized leases or synthetic leases entered
into prior to the date hereof in respect of vehicles and/or equipment incurred pursuant to the
Master Lease Agreement, effective February 27, 2006, as amended, between Gelco Corporation and the
Company.
“Indemnified Party” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 8.04.
“Indemnifying Party” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 8.04.
“Initial Purchase Price” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 2.02(a).
“Intellectual Property” shall mean all foreign and domestic (i) trademarks, service marks,
brand names, d/b/a’s, Internet domain names, and other indicia of origin, all applications and
registrations for all of the foregoing, and all goodwill associated therewith and symbolized
thereby (collectively, “Trademarks”); (ii) all patents and patent applications and
equivalents thereof (collectively, “Patents”); (iii) confidential and proprietary
information, trade secrets and know-how, including databases and customer lists (collectively,
“Trade Secrets”); (iv) published and unpublished works of authorship (including without
limitation Computer Software), copyrights therein and thereto, and registrations and applications
therefor (collectively, “Copyrights”); and (v) all other intellectual property of any kind
or nature now existing or hereafter arising, including without limitation (1) all renewals thereof;
(2) all income, fees, royalties, damages and payments due or payable with respect thereto; (3) the
right to xxx for past, present and future infringements thereof; (4) all inventions and discoveries
expressly
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described in any patent claims; (5) all rights to apply in any or all countries of the world
for patents or other governmental grants of any type regarding any of the patents and the
inventions and discoveries therein; and (6) all rights corresponding thereto throughout the world.
“Intellectual Property Schedule” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 3.11.
“Joint Venture” shall mean, with respect to the Company, any Person in which the Company,
directly or indirectly, owns or holds the right to acquire an equity, economic or participating
interest greater than twenty percent (20%).
“Law” shall mean any constitution or law, statute, ordinance, rule, regulation, code, writ,
injunction, judgment, order, award, resolution, edict, decree, rule of common or civil law or
treaty of any Governmental Authority.
“Leased Real Property” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 3.08(b).
“Liability” shall mean any debt, liability or obligation (whether direct or indirect, known or
unknown, absolute or contingent, accrued or unaccrued, liquidated or unliquidated, asserted or
unasserted, or due or to become due) and including all reasonable costs and expenses relating
thereto.
“Licensed-In Intellectual Property” shall mean Intellectual Property that the Company is
licensed or otherwise permitted by other Persons to use.
“Licensed-Out Intellectual Property” shall mean Intellectual Property that the Company has
licensed or otherwise permitted other Persons to use.
“Loss” or “Losses” shall mean any and all losses, liabilities (excluding contingent
liabilities until they become an actual Loss), claims, fines, deficiencies, damages, obligations,
payments (including those arising out of any settlement, judgment or compromise relating to any
Action), reasonable costs and expenses (including interest and penalties due and payable with
respect thereto and reasonable attorneys’ and accountants’ fees and any other reasonable
out-of-pocket expenses incurred in investigating, preparing, defending, avoiding or settling any
Action that may lead to a Loss); provided, however, that Loss excludes (i) any loss
or liability that has been accrued for or reserved against in accordance in the 2006 Company
Audited Financial Statements (to the extent of such accrual or reserve), and (ii) except to the
extent actually awarded to a third party, any punitive, special, incidental, exemplary,
consequential or similar damages or any opportunity cost damages of any kind or the diminution in
value or loss of anticipated or future business or profits.
“Management Incentive Plan” shall mean the Company’s Management Incentive Compensation
Program, a copy of which has been made available to Purchaser prior to the date hereof.
“Material Adverse Effect” shall mean a material adverse effect on the assets, earnings,
business, result of operations or financial condition of the Company; provided,
however, that “Material Adverse Effect” shall not include the following, nor shall any of
the following be taken into account in determining whether there has been a Material Adverse
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Effect: (a) events or conditions that generally affect the industry in which the Company
participates except to the extent that they adversely affect the Company disproportionately
compared to other participants in such industry; (b) general business or economic conditions; (c)
national or international political or social conditions, including the engagement in hostilities,
whether or not pursuant to the declaration of a national emergency or war, or the occurrence of any
actual or threatened military or terrorist attack, (d) the conditions of any financial, banking, or
securities markets (including any disruption thereof and any decline in the price of any security
or any market index), (e) changes in U.S. generally accepted accounting principles, (f) changes in
Law or other binding directives issued by any Governmental Authority; (g) acts or omissions of
Seller or the Company carried out (or omitted to be carried out) with the prior written consent of
Purchaser or at the written request or direction of Purchaser; (h) the announcement of, or the
taking of any action contemplated by, this Agreement and the transactions contemplated hereby; or
(i) to Purchaser’s Knowledge, any existing event, occurrence, or circumstance as of the date hereof
to the extent the consequences of any such event, occurrence or circumstances on, or relating to,
the Company are reasonably apparent (provided, that this sub-clause (i) applies to the term
“Material Adverse Effect” solely as used in Section 6.01(b) of this Agreement).
“Material Contract” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 3.14.
“Material Customer” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 3.17.
“Material Supplier” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 3.17.
“Maximum Amount” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 10.03(b).
“Mutual Release” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 2.04(a)(iv).
“Net Working Capital” shall mean the Current Assets minus the Current Liabilities.
“NMCI Incentive Plan” shall mean the Company’s Navy Management Incentive Compensation Plan, a
copy of which has been made available to Purchaser prior to the date hereof.
“Ordinary Course of Business” means the ordinary and usual course of business of the Company,
consistent with past practice.
“Pension Plans” shall mean, collectively, “employee pension benefit plans” within the meaning
of Section 3(2) of ERISA.
“Permits” shall mean, with respect to a Person, all consents, approvals, registrations,
applications, qualifications, authorizations, certificates (including certificates of occupancy),
filings, licenses, franchises, permits, zoning permits and orders of any Governmental Authority
which are material or necessary to entitle such Person to own, lease, operate and use its assets
and properties and to carry on and conduct its business as usually conducted.
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“Permitted Encumbrance” shall mean (a) Encumbrances set forth on Section 1.01(a) of
the Seller Disclosure Schedule; (b) any lien for Taxes, assessments or other governmental charges
not yet due and payable, or being contested in good faith by appropriate proceedings for which
adequate reserves have been established in the Financial Statements; and (c) landlord’s,
mechanic’s, materialman’s, supplier’s, vendor’s or similar statutory liens arising in the Ordinary
Course of Business for amounts which are not delinquent and which would not, in the aggregate, have
a Material Adverse Effect or which are being contested in good faith by appropriate proceedings for
which adequate reserves have been established on the Financial Statements.
“Person” shall mean any individual, corporation, limited liability company, partnership, joint
venture, association, trust, unincorporated organization, Governmental Authority or other entity.
“Post-Closing Tax Period” shall mean any taxable period (or portion thereof) that begins on or
after the Closing Date.
“Pre-Closing Tax Period” shall mean any taxable period (or portion thereof) ending on or
before the Closing Date.
“Prime Rate” shall mean the rate of interest from time to time publicly announced by Citibank,
N.A. in its New York City office as its prime or base rate, calculated on the basis of the actual
number of days elapsed over 365.
“Purchaser” shall have the meaning set forth in the preamble.
“Purchaser Disclosure Schedule” shall mean a Schedule referencing the appropriate section or
clause of this Agreement and delivered to Seller on or prior to the date hereof and identified as
the Purchaser Disclosure Schedule.
“Purchaser’s Knowledge” shall mean to the actual knowledge of the persons listed on
Section 1.01(a) of the Purchaser Disclosure Schedule. Reference to the Purchaser having
“Knowledge” of an event, occurrence or circumstance as of a specified date shall mean events,
occurrence or circumstances actually known by any such persons as of such date.
“Purchaser Indemnified Party” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 8.02(a).
“Realty Leases” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 3.08(b).
“Release” shall mean any spilling, leaking, pumping, emitting, emptying, discharging,
injecting, escaping, leaching, migrating, dumping, or disposing of Hazardous Substances (including
the abandonment or discarding of barrels, containers or other closed receptacles containing
Hazardous Substances) into the environment (including ambient air, surface water, ground water,
soils, land surface, subsurface strata).
“Requisite Purchaser Regulatory Approval” shall have the meaning set forth in Section
4.02(c).
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“Requisite Seller Regulatory Approvals” shall have the meaning set forth in Section
3.04(c).
“Securities Act” shall mean the U.S. Securities Act of 1933, as amended.
“Seller” shall have the meaning set forth in the preamble.
“Seller Audited Financial Statements” shall have the meaning set forth in Section
3.05(a).
“Seller Disclosure Schedule” shall mean a Schedule referencing the appropriate section or
clause of this Agreement and delivered by Seller to Purchaser on or prior to the date hereof and
identified as the Seller Disclosure Schedule.
“Seller Guarantees” means all guarantees, surety bonds, letters of credit, and similar credit
assurances provided by Seller or any of its Affiliates (other than the Company) on behalf of the
Company.
“Seller Indemnified Party” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 8.03(a).
“Seller’s Knowledge” shall mean (a) the actual knowledge of the persons listed on Section
1.01(b) of the Seller Disclosure Schedule and (b) any matter that reasonably would be expected
to be known by any person described in clause (a) had he or she (i) performed the customary duties
of a person holding his or her title with the Company or Seller, as applicable, and (ii) conducted
a reasonable inquiry. Knowledge may be established by direct or circumstantial evidence.
“Seller’s Objection” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 2.06(c).
“Series A Preferred Shares “ shall have the meaning set forth in the recitals.
“Shares” shall have the meaning set forth in the recitals.
“Straddle Period” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 8.02(c).
“Subsidiary” shall mean, when used with reference to any Person, any corporation, partnership,
limited liability company, joint venture, stock company or other entity of which such Person
(acting alone or with any other Subsidiary), directly or indirectly, owns or has the power to vote
or to exercise a controlling influence with respect to 50% or more of the capital stock or other
voting interests, the holders of which are entitled to vote for the election of a majority of the
board of directors or any similar governing body of such corporation, partnership, limited
liability company, joint venture, stock company or other entity.
“Tax Asset” means any net operating loss, net capital loss, Tax basis in any asset, investment
Tax credit, or any other credit or Tax attribute which could reduce Taxes (including deductions and
credits related to alternative minimum Taxes).
“Tax Returns” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 3.09(a).
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“Taxes” shall mean any federal, state, local or foreign net income, gross income, net
receipts, gross receipts, profit, severance, property, production, sales, use, license, excise,
occupation, franchise, employment, payroll, withholding, alternative or add-on minimum, ad valorem,
value-added, transfer, stamp, estimated or other tax, custom duty, fee or other governmental charge
of any kind, together with any interest, fine, penalty, addition to tax or additional amount
imposed with respect thereto, whether disputed or not.
“Termination Date” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 7.03(b).
“Third Party Claim” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 8.05(a).
“Transfer Taxes” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 9.04.
“Voting Company Debt” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 3.02(b).
All references to dollar amounts in this Agreement shall mean U.S. dollars unless otherwise
indicated.
ARTICLE II
Section 2.01 Purchase and Sale. Upon the terms and subject to the conditions set
forth in this Agreement, at the Closing, Seller will sell, convey, transfer, assign and deliver to
Purchaser, free and clear of all Encumbrances, and Purchaser will purchase and acquire from Seller,
the Shares.
Section 2.02 Purchase Price.
(a) The base price shall be Four Hundred Million Dollars ($400,000,000) (the “Base
Purchase Price”, and as adjusted pursuant to Section 2.02(b), the “Initial Purchase
Price”).
(b) The Base Purchase Price shall be increased by the amount of Estimated Closing Xxxxx Cash.
(c) Upon the terms and subject to the conditions set forth in this Agreement, at the Closing,
Purchaser shall pay to Seller, by wire transfer of immediately available funds to an account or
accounts designated by Seller to Purchaser not less than three (3) Business Days prior to the
Closing Date, an amount equal to the Initial Purchase Price.
(d) The Initial Purchase Price shall be subject to further adjustment after the Closing as
provided in Section 2.06, and as so adjusted shall be the “Final Purchase Price.”
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(e) Seller and Purchaser shall allocate the Final Purchase Price among the Shares as follows:
(i) the amount of Final Purchase Price allocated to the Series A Preferred Shares shall be equal to
the sum of (A) the face amount of the Series A Preferred Shares and (B) all accrued but unpaid
dividends as of the Closing in respect thereof (such sum, the “Allocated Preferred
Amount”); and (ii) the amount of the Final Purchase Price allocated to the Common Stock shall
be equal to the Final Purchase Price less the Allocated Preferred Amount. All income Tax Returns
and reports filed by Purchaser and Seller shall be prepared consistently with such allocation.
Section 2.03 Closing Date. Unless another date, location or time is mutually agreed
by Purchaser and Seller, and subject to a party’s right to earlier terminate this Agreement as set
forth in Article VII hereof, the closing of the transactions contemplated hereby
(“Closing”) shall take place at the offices of Xxxxxxx Xxxx & Xxxxx LLP located at 000
Xxxxx Xxxxxx, Xxx Xxxx, Xxx Xxxx (or such other location mutually agreed to by the parties in
writing) at 10:00 a.m. (Eastern time) on the third Business Day following the satisfaction, or to
the extent permitted, the waiver, of the conditions set forth in Article VI (other than
those conditions that by their nature are to be satisfied at the Closing, but subject to the
satisfaction or waiver of such conditions). The date on which the Closing shall be held is
referred to in this Agreement as the “Closing Date.” The Closing shall be deemed to have
occurred at 11:59:59 p.m. (Eastern time) on the Closing Date.
Section 2.04 Deliveries at Closing.
(a) At the Closing, Seller will deliver to Purchaser:
(i) certificates representing all of the Shares, duly endorsed in
blank for transfer or
accompanied by stock powers duly endorsed in blank for transfer;
(ii) the various certificates, instruments, and documents
referred to in Article VI;
(iii) to the extent requested by Purchaser at least three
(3) Business Days prior to the
Closing Date, the written resignation of each member of the board of directors of the Company;
(iv) a mutual release in the form annexed hereto as
Exhibit B (the “Mutual
Release”) duly executed by Seller and the Company;
(v) the certificate of incorporation (or equivalent
organizational document) of Seller and the
Company, certified as of a recent date by the Secretary of State of the applicable jurisdiction of
incorporation;
(vi) a certificate of the Secretary of State of the applicable
jurisdiction of incorporation
as to the good standing or active status as of a recent date of Seller and the Company in such
jurisdiction;
(vii) a certificate of an officer of Seller and the Company,
given by such officer on behalf
of Seller or the Company, as applicable, and not in such officer’s
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individual capacity, certifying
as to the bylaws (or equivalent governing document) of Seller or the Company, as applicable, and as
to resolutions of the board of directors (or equivalent governing body) of Seller and of its
members duly authorizing the execution, delivery and performance of this Agreement and the other
Documents and the transactions contemplated hereby;
(viii) payoff letters or other evidence of payment in full of all
Indebtedness; and
(ix) such other documents and instruments as may be reasonably
required to consummate the
transactions contemplated by this Agreement.
(b) At the Closing, Purchaser will deliver to Seller:
(i) the Initial Purchase Price as specified in
Section 2.02;
(ii) the various certificates, instruments, and documents
referred to in Article VI;
(iii) the certificate of incorporation of Purchaser, certified as
of a recent date by the
Secretary of State of Delaware;
(iv) a certificate of the Secretary of State of Delaware as to
the good standing as of a
recent date of Purchaser in such jurisdiction;
(v) a certificate of an officer of Purchaser, given by such
officer on behalf of Purchaser and
not in such officer’s individual capacity, certifying as to the bylaws (or equivalent governing
document) of Purchaser and as to resolutions of the board of directors (or equivalent governing
body) of Purchaser authorizing the execution, delivery and performance of this Agreement and the
other Documents and the transactions contemplated hereby; and
(vi) such other documents and instruments as may be reasonably
required to consummate the
transactions contemplated by this Agreement.
Section 2.05 Transfer of Shares. On the Closing Date, subject to payment and delivery
of the Initial Purchase Price by Purchaser as provided elsewhere herein, Seller shall sell, convey,
transfer, assign and deliver all right, title and interest in and to the Shares, free and clear of
all Encumbrances, to Purchaser.
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without giving effect
to the transactions contemplated hereby and the financing thereof) and, to the extent applicable,
the same accounting principles, practices, methodologies and policies used in the preparation of
the Base Net Working Capital Statement.
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ARTICLE III
Except as set forth in the Seller Disclosure Schedule provided to Purchaser prior to the date
hereof (whether or not the representations and warranties in Article III expressly refer to
such schedule), Seller represents and warrants to Purchaser as of the date hereof and as of the
Closing Date (except for representations and warranties that are made as of a specific date, which
are made only as of such date) as follows:
Section 3.01 Organization; No Subsidiaries.
(a) Seller is a limited liability company, duly organized, validly existing and in good
standing under the laws of the State of Minnesota and has all requisite power and other relevant
power and authority to execute this Agreement and the other Documents and to carry out its
obligations hereunder and thereunder.
(b) The Company is a corporation, duly organized, validly existing and in good standing under
the laws of Maryland and has all requisite corporate and other relevant power and authority to own,
operate and lease its properties and to carry on its business as now being conducted, and is duly
qualified and in good standing in every jurisdiction in which the property owned, leased or
operated by it or the nature of the business conducted by it makes
qualification necessary, except where the failure to be so qualified or in good standing would
not, individually or in the aggregate, reasonably be expected to result in any material liability
or expense. The Company has no Subsidiaries and has had no Subsidiaries at any time during five
year period preceding the date hereof.
Section 3.02 Capitalization.
(a) The authorized, issued and outstanding share capital of the Company consists of: (i)
50,000 authorized shares of Common Stock of which 2,000 are issued and outstanding; and (ii) 10,000
authorized Series A Preferred Shares, of which all are issued and outstanding.
(b) The Shares are duly authorized, validly issued, fully paid and nonassessable and not
subject to or issued in violation of any purchase option, call option, right of first refusal,
preemptive right, subscription right or any similar right under any provision of the Maryland
Business Corporation Act, the certificate of incorporation or by-laws of the Company or any
Contract to which the Company or Seller is a party or otherwise bound. There are not any bonds,
debentures, notes or other indebtedness of the Company having the right to vote (or convertible
into, or exchangeable for, securities having the right to vote) on any matters on which holders of
Common Stock may vote (“Voting Company Debt”). There are not any options, warrants, calls,
rights, convertible or exchangeable securities, “phantom” stock rights, stock appreciation rights,
stock-based performance units, commitments, Contracts, arrangements or undertakings of any kind to
which the Company is a party or by which it is bound (i) obligating the Company to issue, deliver
or sell, or cause to be issued, delivered or sold, additional shares of capital stock or other
equity interests in, or any security convertible or
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exercisable for or exchangeable into any
capital stock of or other equity interest in, the Company or any Voting Company Debt, (ii)
obligating the Company to issue, grant, extend or enter into any such option, warrant, call, right,
security, commitment, Contract, arrangement or undertaking or (iii) that give any Person the right
to receive any economic benefit or right similar to or derived from the economic benefits and
rights occurring to holders of Common Stock. There are not any outstanding contractual obligations
of the Company to repurchase, redeem or otherwise acquire any shares of capital stock of the
Company.
(c) Except with respect to the Joint Ventures set forth on Section 3.02(c) of the
Seller Disclosure Schedule, the Company (i) does not own or hold any capital or any other equity,
economic or participating interest in, or control (whether by the ownership or control or direction
of any securities or any other voting or equity, economic or participating interest or by contract)
of, any other Person, or (ii) is not obligated to make, or be bound by any Contract under which it
has become obligated to make, any future investment in, or capital contribution to, or loan to, or
otherwise provide funds for making additional investments in, any other Person. Section
3.02(c) of the Seller Disclosure Schedule sets forth for each Joint Venture, as of the date
hereof, the name of such Joint Venture, the jurisdiction of its incorporation or organization (if
applicable) and the Persons owning the outstanding capital or other equity, economic or
participating interest in such Joint Venture. To Seller’s Knowledge, as of the date hereof, each
Joint Venture is (to the extent the following concepts are applicable in any relevant jurisdiction)
duly formed, validly existing and in good standing in its jurisdiction of incorporation or
organization, and each Joint Venture has all requisite power and authority
necessary to own, lease, license and operate its properties and to carry on its business as
presently conducted. In the case of each Joint Venture, the Company does not have any general
obligation for Liabilities of the Joint Venture, except as set forth in the applicable joint
venture Contract set forth on Section 3.14(k) of the Seller Disclosure Schedule.
Section 3.03 Ownership of Shares. Seller is, and at the Closing Date will be the
record and beneficial owner of the Shares, free and clear of all Encumbrances, and there are no
voting trusts, proxies or other voting agreements with respect to such Shares. The delivery to
Purchaser of the Shares pursuant to the provisions of this Agreement will transfer to Purchaser
good and valid title thereto, free and clear of all Encumbrances (other than those created by, or
on behalf of, Purchaser).
(a) Seller has full power and authority (company and otherwise) to execute and deliver this
Agreement and the other Documents and to perform its obligations and to consummate the transactions
contemplated hereby. The execution, delivery and performance by Seller of this Agreement and the
other Documents to which it is a party, the performance of its obligations hereunder and the
consummation of the transactions contemplated hereby have been or in the case of such other
Documents, will be, duly and validly approved by Seller and all of its members, and no other
company or other proceedings on the part of Seller or its members are necessary to authorize the
execution and delivery of this Agreement or such other Documents or the consummation by Seller of
the transactions contemplated hereby. This Agreement has been and such other Documents will be
duly executed and delivered by Seller and this Agreement and such other Documents each constitutes,
assuming execution and delivery thereof
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by all parties other than Seller, a valid and binding
obligation of Seller, enforceable against Seller in accordance with its terms, subject to
applicable bankruptcy, fraudulent conveyance, insolvency, reorganization, moratorium and similar
Laws now or hereafter in effect relating to or affecting creditors’ rights and remedies generally
and to general principles of equity.
(b) Neither the execution and delivery by Seller of this Agreement or the other Documents, nor
the consummation of the transactions contemplated hereby will (i) conflict with or violate any
provision of the Articles of Organization and the Amended and Restated Limited Liability Company
Member Control Agreement of Seller or the organizational document of the Company, (ii) subject to
obtaining the Requisite Seller Regulatory Approvals, conflict with or violate any Law which is
applicable to Seller or the Company or to which Seller or the Company or its properties are subject
or by which Seller or the Company is bound or affected or (iii) subject to obtaining consent or
waivers from the third parties listed in Section 3.04(c)(iii) of the Seller Disclosure
Schedule, result in any violation of or default (with or without notice or lapse of time, or both)
under, or give rise to a right of termination, cancellation or acceleration of any obligation or to
loss of a material benefit under, or to increased, additional, accelerated or guaranteed rights or
entitlements of any Person under, or result in the creation of any Encumbrance upon any of the
properties or assets of Seller or the Company under, any Material Contract to which Seller or the
Company is a party or by which either is bound or to which any of their respective property or
assets are bound (including any payments of Seller or its Affiliates to any Employee of the
Company).
(c) No consent of, or filings with, any Governmental Authority or third party (under any
Contract or otherwise) are necessary in connection with the execution and delivery by Seller of
this Agreement or the other Documents and the consummation by Seller of the transactions
contemplated hereby, except for (i) the filing of a notification and report form with the United
States Federal Trade Commission and the United States Department of Justice pursuant to the HSR Act
and the expiration or termination of any applicable waiting period thereunder, if required, (ii)
the provision of regulatory notice to the Defense Industrial Security Agency (“DISA”),
(iii) the consents or waivers from third parties listed in Section 3.04(c)(iii) of the
Seller Disclosure Schedule, and (iv) such other notices, notifications, filings, consents,
authorizations, approvals, and expirations or terminations of waiting periods the failure of which
to be obtained or made would not, individually or in the aggregate, reasonably be likely to result
in material liability or expense. The filing and expiration or termination of the waiting period
referred to in clause Section 3.04(c)(i) are hereinafter referred to as the “Requisite
Seller Regulatory Approvals.”
Section 3.05 Financial Statements.
(a) Section 3.05 of the Seller Disclosure Schedule includes a true, correct and
complete copy of the following financial statements: (i) the audited balance sheet of the Company
as at December 31, 2006, and the audited statements of income and cash flows of the Company for the
fiscal year ended December 31, 2006 (the “2006 Company Audited Financial Statements”), (ii)
the audited balance sheet of the Company as at December 31, 2005, and the audited statements of
income and cash flows of the Company for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2005 (the “2005
Company Audited Financial Statements”) and (iii) the audited balance sheet of Seller as at
December 31, 2005, and the audited statements of income and cash
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flows of Seller for the fiscal
year ended December 31, 2005 (the “Seller Audited Financial Statements” and, together with
the 2006 Company Audited Financial Statements and the 2005 Company Audited Financial Statements,
including the notes thereto, the “Financial Statements”). The Financial Statements have
been prepared in accordance with GAAP consistently applied (except as may be indicated therein or
in the notes thereto) and fairly present, in all material respects, the financial position, cash
flows and results of operations of the Company or Seller, as applicable, as of the times and for
the periods referred to therein, and in each case were compiled from the books and records
regularly maintained by the management of the Company or Seller, as applicable, used to prepare
financial statements of the Company or Seller, as applicable, in accordance with the principles
stated therein. The books and records of the Company fairly reflect, in all material respects, all
transactions in respect of the income, expenses, assets and liabilities of the Company and, in all
material respects, provide a fair and accurate basis for the preparation of the Financial
Statements.
(b) The Company does not have any Liabilities of any kind that, if existing as at
December 31,
2006, would have been required to be reflected in, reserved against or otherwise described in the
2006 Company Audited Financial Statements or in the notes thereto in accordance with GAAP and were
not so reflected, reserved against or described, other than (i) Liabilities set forth on
Section 3.05(b) of the Seller Disclosure Schedule, (ii) Liabilities incurred in the
Ordinary Course of Business after December 31, 2006 (the “Balance Sheet Date”), (iii)
Liabilities incurred in connection with the transactions contemplated hereby and set forth on
Section 3.05(b) of the Seller Disclosure Schedule, (iv) Liabilities set forth on Sections
of the Seller Disclosure Schedule other than Section 3.05(b) thereof (but excluding any
Liability not specifically disclosed as a Liability in the Seller Disclosure Schedule), (v)
Liabilities arising under any Contract disclosed in the Seller Disclosure Schedule (but not any
Liabilities arising as a result of a breach thereof by the Company) and (vi) Liabilities that would
not, individually or in the aggregate, exceed $1,000,000.
(c) Section 3.05(c) of the Seller Disclosure Schedule sets forth a true and
complete
list, as of the date hereof, of all Company Guarantees and Seller Guarantees and except as set
forth thereon, the Company is not liable, as of the date hereof, for any Indebtedness of any other
Person.
Section 3.06 Absence of Certain Changes. Except as contemplated by this Agreement,
since the Balance Sheet Date through the date hereof, (a) the Company has conducted its business in
all material respects in the Ordinary Course of Business, (b) there has not occurred any Material
Adverse Effect, and (c) the Company has not taken any action that if taken after the date of this
Agreement, would constitute a breach of Section 5.04.
Section 3.07 Certain Properties and Assets; Title.
(a) Except with respect to (x) Intellectual Property owned by or licensed to the Company
which is covered by Section 3.11 and (y) real property which is covered by Section
3.08:
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(i) The Company has, or will have at Closing, good and valid
title to its assets, properties
and businesses free and clear of any and all Encumbrances, except for Permitted Encumbrances.
(ii) Neither Seller nor any Affiliate of Seller (other than the
Company) owns, leases or
licenses any asset used in or necessary for the business of the Company or the operation thereof,
all of which assets are owned, leased or licensed by the Company.
(b) Subject to receipt of all third-party consents set forth on Section 3.04(c) of
the
Seller Disclosure Schedule and excluding any Affiliate Transactions that are to terminate as of the
Closing in accordance with this Agreement, all assets and properties (whether owned or leased) and
the rights to be acquired by Purchaser pursuant to this Agreement constitute all of the assets and
rights that are used or held for use by the Company in the operation of its businesses, and are all
of the assets, properties and rights necessary to conduct such businesses immediately following the
Closing in substantially the same manner as the same are currently conducted.
Section 3.08 Real Property.
(a) The Company does not own any real property.
(b) Section 3.08(b) of the Seller Disclosure Schedule sets forth a complete and
correct list of all of the real property leased or licensed by the Company (each, a “Leased
Real Property”). Each agreement to lease or license such Leased Real Property to which the
Company is a party, whether as lessor or lessee or licensor or licensee (such agreements being
collectively referred to herein as the “Realty Leases”), together with all amendments and
assignments thereof, are listed on Section 3.08(b) of the Seller Disclosure Schedule, and
true and complete copies of such Realty Leases and all amendments, modifications, supplements and
side letters thereto and assignments thereof have been delivered to Purchaser. Except as set forth
on Section 3.08(b) of the Seller Disclosure Schedule:
(i) each such Realty Lease is in full force and effect on the
date hereof and is valid and
enforceable in accordance with its terms; and the Company has performed all material obligations
required to have been performed by them under such Realty Leases;
(ii) no event or condition exists that constitutes or, with the
giving of notice or passage of
time or both, would constitute a material default or material breach of any Realty Leases by the
Company, or, to Seller’s Knowledge, any other party thereto, and no written notice of default has
been received or issued by the Company with respect to any such Realty Lease that has not been
waived or cured; and
(iii) as of the Closing Date there will be no mortgages or other
Encumbrances on the Company’s
leasehold interest in the Leased Real Property, other than Permitted Encumbrances.
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Section 3.09 Tax Matters. Except as disclosed on Section 3.09 of the Seller
Disclosure Schedule:
(a) The Company and each affiliated group (within the meaning of Section 1504 of the Code
or
any similar group defined under a similar provision of foreign, state or local law) of which the
Company is or has been a member (each, an “Affiliated Group”) has timely filed (i) all
federal, and (ii) all material state, local and foreign returns, reports, statements and forms
required to be filed under the Code or applicable state, local or foreign Tax laws (“Tax
Returns”), each such Tax Return is true, correct and complete in all material respects and all
Taxes required to be paid on or prior to the Closing Date with respect to the periods covered by
the Tax Returns (whether or not shown on any Tax Return) have been paid in full or will be paid in
full prior to the Closing Date; provided, however, that nothing in this Section
3.09(a) shall be construed as a representation that the Company or any Affiliated Group has any
amount of net operating losses or other Tax attributes.
(b) No Tax liens have been filed and no claims are being asserted with respect to any Taxes of
the Company or any Affiliated Group, and, to Seller’s Knowledge, no examination, audit or inquiry
is currently being conducted by any Taxing authority with respect to the Company or any Affiliated
Group, including any examination, audit or inquiry which could result in a Tax liability for which
the Company could be severally liable under Treasury Regulations § 1.1502-6 or any comparable
state, local or foreign Tax provision.
(c) The Company is not required to include any amount in its taxable income for any taxable
period ending after the Closing Date as a result of (i) any installment sale that occurred prior to
the Closing Date, (ii) any closing agreement under Section 7121 of the Code entered into prior to
the Closing Date or (iii) any change in accounting method elected or adopted for a taxable period
ending on or prior to the Closing Date.
(d) Set forth on Section 3.09(d) of the Seller Disclosure Schedule is a list of all
income Tax audits in respect of the Company or any Affiliated Group that have ended within three
years of the date of this Agreement.
(e) On or before the Closing Date, the relevant statute of limitations will be closed with
respect to the federal, foreign and state and local Tax Returns of the Company and any Affiliated
Group of which the Company has ever been a part for all years through 2003.
(f) (i) There are no outstanding agreements or waivers extending, or having the effect of
extending, the statutory period of limitation applicable to any Tax returns required to be filed
with respect to the Company, (ii) except with respect to the taxable Year ended December 31, 2006,
neither the Company nor any Affiliated Group of which the Company is or has been a member, has
requested any extension of time within which to file any Tax return, which return has not yet been
filed, and (iii) no power of attorney with respect to any Taxes has been executed or filed with any
Taxing authority by or on behalf of the Company.
(g) The Company has complied in all material respects with all Laws relating to the payment
and withholding of Taxes (including withholding of Taxes pursuant to
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Sections 1441, 1442, 3121 and
3402 of the Code or any comparable provision of any state, local or foreign Laws) and has, within
the time and in the manner prescribed by such Laws, withheld from and paid over to the proper
Taxing authorities all amounts required to be so withheld and paid over under such Laws.
Section 3.10 Compliance with Law; No Violation, Litigation or Regulatory Action;
Governmental Permits. The Company has been, and is, in material compliance with all Laws and
Permits applicable to it. The Company has not received any written communication during the 24
month-period preceding the date hereof from any Person that alleges that the Company is not in
compliance with any applicable Law or Permit other than immaterial allegations of noncompliance
received in the Ordinary Course of Business. There are no (i) Governmental Orders against or
involving the Company, (ii) Actions pending or, to Seller’s Knowledge, threatened in writing,
against or involving the Company or any of its respective assets, properties or businesses and
which could create a Liability of the Company, or (iii) Actions pending in which Seller or the
Company is the plaintiff or claimant, except with respect to clauses (i) through (iii), as set
forth on Section 3.10 of the Seller Disclosure Schedule and for those Orders or Actions
commenced or threatened, as applicable, after the date of this Agreement that would not,
individually or in the aggregate, reasonably be expected to result in material liability or
expense. The Company owns, holds or possesses all necessary Permits other than those the
absence of which would not reasonably be expected to, individually or in the aggregate, result
in material liability or expense.
Section 3.11 Intellectual Property.
(a) Section 3.11 of the Seller Disclosure Schedule sets forth a complete list of
(i)
all material registered or applied for Patents, Trademarks and Copyrights owned by the Company,
(ii) all material permits, grants and licenses or other rights running to or from the Company
relating to any of the foregoing which are used in the business of the Company, including (A) all
Licensed-Out Intellectual Property and (B) all Licensed-In Intellectual Property (except for
agreements concerning off-the-shelf Computer Software or Computer Software which is widely
available commercially) (the “Intellectual Property Schedule”). Except as set forth on the
Intellectual Property Schedule, the rights of the Company in the property set forth on the
Intellectual Property Schedule are free and clear of any Encumbrances other than Permitted
Encumbrances. Except as set forth on the Intellectual Property Schedule, to Seller’s Knowledge,
there is no complaint, claim, demand, suit, action, proceeding, hearing, investigation, injunction,
judgment, order, decree, ruling or charge of infringement or otherwise relating to any of the
Intellectual Property set forth on the Intellectual Property Schedule, or which challenges the
legality, validity, enforceability, use, or ownership thereof, nor to the Seller’s knowledge is any
of the foregoing threatened. To Seller’s Knowledge, each registered Patent owned by the Company is
valid and subsisting. Each such Patent and has not been ruled to be invalid or unenforceable. The
conduct of the business of the Company does not violate, conflict with or infringe the Intellectual
Property of any other Person.
(b) The Company owns or has the right to use pursuant to license, sublicense, agreement, or
permission all Intellectual Property used for the operation of the businesses of the Company as
currently conducted, and the consummation of the Closing and the other transactions contemplated
hereby will not affect the Company’s right to continue to use
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such Intellectual Property. The
Company has taken all commercially reasonable actions to maintain and protect each such item of
Intellectual Property that it owns and which is material to its business.
(c) With respect to each such item of licensed Intellectual Property: (i) the related
license, sublicense, agreement, or permission covering the item is legal, valid, binding, and
enforceable and in full force and effect, and the consummation of the Closing and the other
transactions contemplated hereby will not affect the validity or enforceability on identical terms
of any such license, sublicense, agreement, or permission; and (ii) to the Seller’s Knowledge, no
party to the license, sublicense, agreement, or permission is in material breach or default, and no
event has occurred which with notice or lapse of time would constitute a material breach or default
or permit termination, material modification, or acceleration thereunder.
Section 3.12 Labor Matters and Employment Standards.
(a) The Company is not a party to any collective bargaining agreement or other similar
agreements. To Seller’s Knowledge, no union has attempted to organize or represent the labor force
of the Company in the past twenty-four (24) months immediately prior to the date hereof.
(b) There are no existing or, to Seller’s Knowledge, threatened, material labor strikes
affecting the Company.
(c) The Company has complied in all material respects with all Laws applicable to it relating
to employment, including without limitation those relating to wages, hours, collective bargaining,
occupational health and safety, workers’ hazardous materials, employment standards, pay equity and
workers’ compensation. There are no outstanding charges or complaints or, to Seller’s Knowledge,
any valid basis for any material charges or complaints against the Company relating to unfair labor
practices or discrimination or under any legislation relating to employees.
Section 3.13 Employee Benefit and Pension Plans.
(a) Section 3.13(a) of the Seller Disclosure Schedule contains a complete list of
(i)
each Pension Plan; (ii) each Welfare Plan including, with respect to such Pension and Welfare
Plans, plans otherwise excluded from the operation of ERISA by Section 4(b)(4) or 4(b)(5) thereof,
maintained or contributed to by Seller or the Company, for or on behalf of employees or former
employees of the Company, or to which any present or former employee of the Company contributes on
account of his employment (such Pension Plans and Welfare Plans which are subject to ERISA,
collectively referred to as “ERISA Plans”); and (iii) each other material plan, bonus,
incentive compensation, deferred compensation, stock option, stock purchase, unit option, unit
purchase, stock bonus, retirement, welfare benefit, savings, insurance, sick pay, vacation pay,
employment, severance pay, change in control or other fringe benefit plan, arrangement or program,
whether formal or informal, written or oral, which is applicable to any such employee or former
employee or any current or former director or consultant of the Company (such Pension Plans,
Welfare Plans and other material plans, salary practices and arrangements described in this
subsection (iii), collectively referred to as “Benefit
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Arrangements”). Seller or the
Company has furnished or made available to Purchaser correct and complete copies of each Benefit
Arrangement and amendments thereto, the most recent annual report (Form 5500 series) for each ERISA
Plan, the most recent Summary Plan Description for each ERISA Plan, and the most recent Internal
Revenue Service Determination Letter, where applicable.
(b) All Benefit Arrangements are in material compliance with their terms, provisions of ERISA
(if applicable), the Code (if applicable), and all other applicable Laws, and there has been no
notice issued by a Governmental Authority with respect to any material non-compliance. There are
no actions, suits or claims (other than routine claims for benefits) pending, or to Seller’s
Knowledge, threatened involving the Benefit Arrangements or the assets thereof that would
reasonably be expected to result, individually or in the aggregate, in material liability or
expense. A favorable determination letter has been obtained from the Internal Revenue Service and
a copy thereof delivered to Purchaser for any such ERISA Plan that is a Pension Plan intended to be
qualified under Section 401(a) of the Code, and since such determination letter, to Seller’s
Knowledge, no event has occurred that would disqualify such Plan.
(c) No ERISA Plan is or was covered by or subject to Title IV of ERISA or Section 412 of
the
Code. No event has occurred and no condition exists that would
subject the Company, by reason of the Company’s affiliation with any member of its
“Controlled Group” (defined as any organization which is a member of a controlled group of
organizations within the meaning of Sections 414(b), (c), (m) or (o) of the Code), to any material
tax, fine, lien, penalty or other liability imposed by ERISA, the Code or other applicable Laws.
(d) Except as set forth on Section 3.13(d) of the Seller Disclosure Schedule,
neither
actions taken by Seller or the Company prior to Closing, the execution and delivery of this
Agreement or the other Documents nor the consummation of the transactions contemplated hereby will
result in (i) any payment or transfer of money, property or other consideration (whether or not
such payment would constitute a “parachute payment” or “excess parachute payment” within the
meaning of Section 280G of the Code) to an employee or former employee of the Company; (ii) the
acceleration of the accrual or vesting of any benefits; or (iii) the acceleration or creation of
any other additional rights, under any Benefit Arrangement, severance, parachute, employment,
change in control or other agreement or arrangement by or to which Seller or the Company is a
party.
(e) Except as required by Section 4980B of the Code or other applicable Laws and as set
forth
on Section 3.13(e) of the Seller Disclosure Schedule, no Benefit Arrangement or other
agreement provides medical or death benefits (whether or not insured) with respect to current or
former employees of the Company beyond their retirement or other termination of employment.
Section 3.14 Contracts. Section 3.14 of the Seller Disclosure Schedule sets
forth a true and correct list, as of the date hereof, of the following Contracts to which the
Company is party or otherwise bound:
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(a) any Contract which (i) does not include a right in favor of the Company to terminate,
without payment or penalty, on not more than 90 days’ notice to the other parties, and (ii)
involves annual payments greater than $1,000,000 individually;
(b) any guarantee of the obligations of any Person or any Contract pursuant to which the
Company has an obligation to indemnify any Person in respect of any liability or obligation of any
Person or to share Tax liability with any Person, other than indemnification provisions included in
Contracts entered into in the Ordinary Course of Business;
(c) any Contract to make capital expenditures in excess of $250,000 individually or $2,000,000
in the aggregate;
(d) any Contract for the grant to any Person of any preferential rights to purchase any of the
Company’s assets, properties or businesses;
(e) any management, personal service, consulting, or other similar type of Contract (other
than any ERISA Plans or Benefit Arrangements) under which there exists an aggregate future
liability in excess of $250,000 per Contract (other than those that are or at the Closing Date will
be terminable at will or upon not more than 90 days’ notice by the Company
without any liability or penalty to the Company except with respect to services rendered prior
to Closing);
(f) any Contract with an Affiliate or evidencing an Affiliate Transaction (other than
employment agreements set forth on Section 3.13 of the Seller Disclosure Schedule);
(g) any Contracts involving a covenant not to compete in any market segment or geographic area
(including any Contracts pursuant to which the Company is party or bound that imposes any such
obligation on any of its current or future Affiliates);
(h) any Contracts containing an exclusivity, minimum commitment, or “take-or-pay”
obligation
of, or grant of “most favored nation” status by, the Company (including any Contracts pursuant to
which the Company is party or bound that imposes any such obligation on any of its current or
future Affiliates) in each case, other than teaming agreements or Government Contracts where the
Company is the prime contractor;
(i) any Contract with a Material Customer or Material Supplier pursuant to which the Company
derived revenues or incurred expenses, as applicable, for the twelve-month period ended December
31, 2006 in excess of $1,000,000;
(j) any Contract under which the Company has advanced or loaned or committed to advance or
loan any Person amounts in the aggregate exceeding $100,000;
(k) any strategic alliance, joint venture, partnership or limited liability company agreement,
teaming agreement, cooperation agreement, or other similar Contract involving a sharing of profits
or losses, costs or liabilities to which the Company is a party or bound that has an aggregate
future liability to any Person (other than the Company) in excess of $500,000;
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(l) any other Contract that has an aggregate future liability to any Person (other than the
Company) in excess of $500,000 (other than a Contract listed on Section 3.13 of the Seller
Disclosure Schedule); and
(m) any Contract other than as set forth above to which the Company is a party or by which it
or any of its assets or businesses is bound or subject that is material to the business of the
Company or the use or operation of its assets.
Any Contract described in any of the above clauses (a) through (m) is referred to herein as a
“Material Contract”. Except as would not, individually or in the aggregate, reasonably be
likely to result in material liability or expense, (i) each Material Contract to which the Company
is a party is in full force and effect and enforceable against each party thereto in accordance
with its terms, (ii) the Company is not in default under any Material Contract to which it is a
party and, to Seller’s Knowledge, no event exists that with notice, the passage of time or both
would constitute a default of the Company, (iii) no party to any Material Contract has given notice
in writing to the Company of its intention to cancel or terminate such Material Contract and (iv)
to Seller’s Knowledge, there has been no material breach or violation of any Material Contract by
any other party thereto. Subject to receipt of all third-party consents set
forth on, and except as otherwise disclosed on, Section 3.04(b) of the Seller
Disclosure Schedule, each Material Contract immediately following the Purchaser’s acquisition of
the Shares and the other transactions contemplated hereby will continue to be valid, binding and
enforceable on terms and conditions identical to those in effect immediately prior to the Closing.
Section 3.15 Government Contracts.
(a) (i) With respect to each Government Contract or outstanding Bid: (A) the Company
and each
Joint Venture, as applicable, has complied in all material respects with all material terms and
conditions of such Government Contract or Bid; (B) the Company and each Joint Venture, to the
extent applicable, has complied in all material respects with all applicable requirements of
statute, rule, regulation, order or agreement with the applicable Governmental Authority pertaining
to such Government Contract or Bid; (C) as of the date hereof, all representations, certifications
and warranties executed, acknowledged or set forth in or pertaining to such Government Contract or
Bid were accurate in all material respects as of their effective date and the Company and each
Joint Venture, to the extent applicable, has fully complied with all such representations,
certifications and warranties in all material respects; (D) neither the applicable Governmental
Authority, nor any prime contractor, subcontractor or any other Person has notified the Company, in
writing, that the Company or any Joint Venture, to the extent applicable, has breached or violated
any Law pertaining to such Government Contract or Bid that is, individually or in the aggregate,
reasonably likely to result in material liability or expense; (E) no material termination for
convenience, termination for default, cure notice or show cause notice has been issued and not
resolved or cured; (F) no material cost incurred by the Company or any of the Joint Ventures, to
the extent applicable, has been questioned in writing or disallowed, other than those which have
been resolved; and (G) no money due to the Company or any of the Joint Ventures, to the extent
applicable, pertaining to such Government Contract
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has been withheld or offset nor has any claim
been made to withhold or offset money (other than retainages as provided for in the applicable
Government Contract).
(ii) Section 3.15(a)(ii) of the Seller Disclosure
lists, as of April 30, 2007, (i) all
Executory Government Contracts with a total contract award value in excess of $1,000,000, and (ii)
with respect to each accurately sets forth (A) the Contract name; (B) the award date; (C) the
customer; (D) the Contract end date; (E) the Contract cost ceiling, if applicable, and (F) the
funded backlog (i.e., total appropriated funds obligated to such Executory Government Contract
minus expenditures under such Contract).
(b) (i) To the Seller’s Knowledge, neither the Company or the Joint Ventures, nor any
of the
Company’s directors or officers is/are (or for the last three years has/have been) under
administrative, civil or criminal investigation, indictment or information or audit (other than
routine audits) with respect to any alleged irregularity, misstatement or omission arising under or
relating to any Government Contract or Bid that would, individually or in the aggregate, reasonably
be expected to result in material liability or expense; (ii) within the past three years, neither
the Company nor any of the Joint Ventures have entered into any consent order or administrative
agreement, or undertaken any internal investigation or audit relating directly or indirectly to any
Government Contract or Bid that has had or would, individually or in the aggregate, reasonably be
likely to result in, material liability or expense; (iii) neither the Company nor any of the Joint
Ventures nor any of the Company’s directors or
officers has/have in the last three years made a Voluntary Disclosure pursuant to the
Department of Defense Fraud Voluntary Disclosure Program or International Traffic in Arms
Regulation with respect to any alleged irregularity, misstatement or omission arising under or
relating to any Government Contract or Bid; and (iv) to the Seller’s Knowledge, the Company and the
Joint Ventures have not taken any action or failed to take any action that could reasonably be
expected to give rise to liability under the Civil or Criminal False Claims Act, the Truth in
Negotiations Act, common law claims based on misrepresentation or unjust enrichment.
(c) Neither the applicable Governmental Authority nor any prime contractor, subcontractor or
vendor has asserted any material claim or initiated any dispute proceeding against the Company or
any Joint Venture with respect to any material claim concerning any Government Contract or Bid. As
of the date hereof, neither the Company nor any Joint Venture has asserted any material claim or
initiated any dispute proceedings, directly or indirectly, against the applicable Governmental
Authority or any prime contractor, subcontractor or vendor concerning (in each case) any Government
Contract or Bid.
(d) Neither the Company or any of its Joint Ventures nor any of their respective directors or
officers is (or at any time during the last three years has been) suspended or debarred from doing
business with the applicable Governmental Authority, or is, to the Seller’s Knowledge, currently
proposed for suspension or debarment or has been determined to be nonresponsible or ineligible for
U.S. Government contracting. There are no matters pending that are reasonably likely to lead to
the institution of suspension or debarment proceedings against the Company or any of its Joint
Ventures. Neither the Company nor any of its Joint Ventures has, within the past three years, been
terminated for default under any Government Contract.
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(e) The Company, the Joint Venture and, to the extent required, each Company employee
performing services related to a Government Contract possesses all necessary security clearances
for the execution of its obligations under any Government Contract currently being performed. The
Company and the Joint Ventures are in compliance in all material respects with applicable agency
security requirements, as appropriate, and have in place proper procedures, practices and records
to maintain security clearances necessary to perform their respective Government Contracts, and to
Seller’s Knowledge, there is no existing information, fact or circumstance that would reasonably be
expected to cause the Company or its employees or the Joint Venture to lose any security
clearances. To Seller’s Knowledge, each employee of the Company performing services related to a
Government Contract possesses all of the required credentials (e.g., education and experience)
specified in or required by such Government Contract. The Company and the Joint Ventures are in
compliance in all material respects with applicable International Traffic in Arms Regulations,
Export Administration Regulations, and Contract provisions governing the transfer of covered
technologies to foreign nationals.
(f) The Company’s cost accounting system is in compliance with applicable regulations
(including the Federal Acquisition Regulation) in all material respects and has not been determined
by any Governmental Authority to be in violation of the requirements of the Federal Cost Accounting
Standards or other applicable cost accounting regulations in any material respect. The Company has
reached agreement with the cognizant Government
representatives approving and “closing” all indirect costs charged to Government Contracts for
the year 2004 and all prior years. All indirect and general and administrative expense rates are
being billed in a manner consistent in all material respects with the applicable Government
Contract and any applicable statutes, rules or regulations. The Company is not subject to any
assignment of proceeds (other than any assignments that will have been terminated as of the Closing
Date) pursuant to the Anti-Assignment Act.
(g) To Seller’s Knowledge, all outstanding Bids are capable of performance by the Company
and
its Joint Ventures, as applicable, in accordance with the terms and conditions of such Bid or the
Government Contract to which the Bid applies without incurring a loss (calculated in accordance
with the Company’s accounting principles consistently applied). To Seller’s Knowledge, no
Executory Government Contract has incurred or is currently projected to incur losses or cost
overruns in an amount exceeding $50,000.
(h) (i) Except as set forth in Section 3.15(h)(i) of the Seller Disclosure
Schedule,
neither the Company nor any of the Joint Ventures holds a Government Contract premised on “8(a)”
status, small disadvantaged business status, protégé status, HUBZONE status, or other similar
socioeconomic status (other than “small business concern” status) pursuant to Federal Acquisition
Regulation Part 19. Section 3.15(h)(ii) of the Seller Disclosure Schedule lists all
Government Contracts or Bids premised on the small business status of the Company or any Joint
Venture to which the Company is a party.
Notwithstanding anything to the contrary above, the Seller and Purchaser agree that Seller shall be
liable for a breach of any of the representations set forth in this Section 3.15 with
respect to a Joint Venture only to the extent the Company incurs a Liability as a result of such
breach.
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Section 3.16 Ethical Business Practices. Neither Seller nor the Company has: (i)
used any funds for unlawful contributions, unlawful gifts, unlawful entertainment or other unlawful
expenses related to political activity, (ii) made any unlawful payment to foreign or domestic
government officials or employees or to foreign or domestic political parties or campaigns or
violated any provision of the Foreign Corrupt Practices Act of 1977, as amended, the OECD
Convention on Combating Bribery of Foreign Public Officials in International Business Transactions
dated December 17, 1997 or any similar Law or (iii) made any other unlawful payment, gift or
contribution. To the Seller’s Knowledge, none of the agents, dealers, consultants or
representatives of the Company have taken any the actions referenced in clauses (i) to (iii) in
connection with the performance of services for the Company.
Section 3.17 Material Customers; Materials Suppliers. Section 3.17 of the
Seller Disclosure Schedule lists each of the top 10 customers of the Company based on the Company’s
revenues for the twelve-month period ended December 31, 2006 (each such customer, a “Material
Customer”). Section 3.17 of the Disclosure Schedule also lists each of the top 10
suppliers of the Company based on the Company’s expenditures on goods and/or services for the
twelve-month period ended December 31, 2006 (each, a “Material Supplier”).
Section 3.18 Certain Business Relationships with the Seller. Neither Seller nor any
of its Affiliates (except the Company) (a) has been involved in any Contract or business
arrangement or relationship with the Company involving payments during any twelve-month period in
excess of $100,000 or the grant or receipt of a material right or commitment or (b) owns any asset,
tangible or intangible, that is (i) used by the Company and has a replacement cost in excess of
$100,000 or (ii) material to, or primarily used, by the Company (any such Contract, arrangement,
relationship or use, an “Affiliate Transaction”).
Section 3.19 Insurance. All material insurance policies maintained by the Company are
listed in Section 3.19 of the Seller Disclosure Schedule. Except as would not,
individually or in the aggregate, reasonably be likely to result in material liability or expense,
all such insurance policies are in full force and effect, all premiums due and payable thereon have
been paid, and no written notice of cancellation or termination has been received by the Company
with respect to any such policy.
Section 3.20 Environmental Matters. (a) (i) The operations of the Company are and
have been in compliance with the applicable Environmental Laws in effect in the location of such
operations, and (ii) the Company has obtained and is in compliance with all necessary Permits or
authorizations that are required under the applicable Environmental Laws to operate the current
facilities and current business of the Company in the applicable locations of operation, except, in
the case of clauses (i) and (ii), to the extent that any non-compliance therewith would not,
individually or in the aggregate, reasonably be expected to result in material liability or
expense.
(b) There has been no Release at any Leased Real Property during the time such properties were
operated by the Company that would, individually or in the aggregate, reasonably be expected to
result in material liability or expense.
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(c) No Environmental Claims have been asserted in writing against the Company or any
predecessor in interest nor, are there any pending, or to Seller’s Knowledge, threatened in writing
against the Company for which the Company is responsible. To Seller’s Knowledge, no Environmental
Claims have been asserted, in writing against any facilities that may have received Hazardous
Substances generated by the Company for which the Company is responsible.
Section 3.21 No Finder. Neither Seller nor the Company has engaged, consented to or
authorized any broker, finder, consultant, intermediary or third party (collectively,
“Brokers”) to act on its behalf in connection with the transactions contemplated hereby
other than those Brokers the fees, commissions and/or other charges of which are the sole
responsibility of Seller.
Section 3.22 HSR Act Ultimate Parent. The ultimate parent entity of Seller as determined pursuant to the applicable
provisions of
the HSR Act and the regulations promulgated thereunder and for purposes of making any filings under
the HSR Act pursuant to the transactions contemplated hereby is as set forth on Section
3.22 of the Seller Disclosure Schedule.
Section 3.23 Support Services. Except as set forth on Section 3.23 of the
Seller Disclosure Schedule, none of Seller or any of its Affiliates (other than the Company)
provide to the Company any general corporate support services, including corporate management,
legal, insurance, treasury, payroll, administration, tax, employee compensation and benefits
management and administration, travel and meeting planning services, corporate aviation, public
affairs, real estate services, stock option plans, internal audit, logistics, materials purchasing,
research and development and manufacturing services.
Section 3.24 Disclaimer of Other Representations and Warranties.
(a) EXCEPT AS EXPRESSLY SET FORTH IN THIS ARTICLE III OR IN ANY OTHER DOCUMENT, SELLER
MAKES NO REPRESENTATION OR WARRANTY, EXPRESS OR IMPLIED, AT LAW OR IN EQUITY, IN RESPECT OF SELLER,
THE COMPANY, OR ANY OF THEIR RESPECTIVE ASSETS, LIABILITIES OR OPERATIONS, INCLUDING WITH RESPECT
TO (I) MERCHANTABILITY OR FITNESS FOR ANY PARTICULAR PURPOSE AND (II) ACCURACY AND COMPLETENESS OF
ANY INFORMATION PROVIDED TO THE PURCHASER AND ITS REPRESENTATIVES, AND ANY SUCH OTHER
REPRESENTATIONS OR WARRANTIES ARE HEREBY EXPRESSLY DISCLAIMED.
(b) PURCHASER HAS RECEIVED FROM SELLER (OR SELLER’S AGENTS, REPRESENTATIVES OR AFFILIATES)
CERTAIN PROJECTIONS, INCLUDING PROJECTED BALANCE SHEETS AND STATEMENTS OF OPERATING REVENUES AND
INCOME FROM OPERATIONS OF THE COMPANY FOR THE YEARS ENDING IN 2007 THROUGH 2011 AND CERTAIN
BUSINESS PLAN INFORMATION FOR SUCH YEARS. PURCHASER ACKNOWLEDGES THAT (I) THERE ARE UNCERTAINTIES
INHERENT IN ATTEMPTING TO MAKE SUCH ESTIMATES, PROJECTIONS AND OTHER FORECASTS AND PLANS, (II)
PURCHASER IS FAMILIAR WITH SUCH
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UNCERTAINTIES, (III) PURCHASER IS TAKING FULL RESPONSIBILITY FOR
MAKING ITS OWN EVALUATION OF THE ADEQUACY AND ACCURACY OF ALL ESTIMATES, PROJECTIONS AND OTHER
FORECASTS AND PLANS (INCLUDING THE REASONABLENESS OF THE ASSUMPTIONS, UNDERLYING ESTIMATES,
PROJECTIONS AND FORECASTS FURNISHED TO IT), AND (IV) PURCHASER SHALL HAVE NO CLAIM AGAINST SELLER
WITH RESPECT THERETO AND SHALL HAVE NO ENTITLEMENT TO ANY ESTIMATES, PROJECTIONS OR FORECASTS OF
SELLER AFTER THE DATE HEREOF. ACCORDINGLY, SELLER MAKES NO REPRESENTATION OR WARRANTY WITH RESPECT
TO ANY SUCH ESTIMATES, PROJECTIONS OR OTHER FORECASTS AND PLANS (INCLUDING, WITHOUT LIMITATION, THE
REASONABLENESS OF THE ASSUMPTIONS, UNDERLYING SUCH ESTIMATES, PROJECTIONS AND FORECASTS).
ARTICLE IV
Except as set forth in the Purchaser Disclosure Schedule provided to Seller prior to the date
hereof (whether or not the representations and warranties in Article IV expressly refer to
such schedule), Purchaser represents and warrants to Seller as of the date hereof and as of the
Closing Date (except for representations and warranties that are made as of a specific date, which
are made only as of such date) as follows:
Section 4.01 Organization. Purchaser is a corporation duly incorporated, validly
existing and in good standing under the laws of Delaware with all requisite corporate power and
authority to carry out the transactions contemplated hereby.
(a) Purchaser has full power and authority (corporate or otherwise) to execute and deliver
this Agreement and the other Documents to which it is a party and to perform its obligations and to
consummate the transactions contemplated hereby. The execution, delivery and performance by
Purchaser of this Agreement and the other Documents to which it is a party, the performance of its
obligations hereunder and the consummation of the transactions contemplated hereby have been or in
the case of the other Documents to which it is a party will be, duly and validly approved by
Purchaser, and no other proceedings on the part of Purchaser are necessary to authorize the
execution and delivery of this Agreement or such other Documents or the consummation by Purchaser
of the transactions contemplated hereby. This Agreement has been and such other Documents will be
duly executed and delivered by Purchaser and constitutes, assuming execution and delivery thereof
by all parties other than Purchaser, a valid and binding obligation of Purchaser, enforceable
against Purchaser in accordance with its terms, subject to applicable bankruptcy, fraudulent
conveyance, insolvency, reorganization, moratorium and similar Laws now or hereafter in effect
relating to or affecting creditors’ rights and remedies generally and to general principles of
equity.
(b) Neither the execution and delivery by Purchaser of this Agreement, the other Documents nor
the consummation of the transactions contemplated hereby will (i)
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conflict with or violate any
provision of the organizational documents of Purchaser or (ii) subject to obtaining the Requisite
Purchaser Regulatory Approval conflict with or violate any Law which is applicable to Purchaser or
to which Purchaser or its properties are subject or by which Purchaser is bound or affected.
(c) No consent of, or filing (excluding disclosure filings required to be made pursuant to the
Exchange Act) with, any Governmental Authority or third party (under any contract or otherwise) is
necessary in connection with the execution and delivery by Purchaser of this Agreement or the other
Documents or the consummation by Purchaser of the transactions contemplated hereby, except for the
filing of a notification and report form with the United States Federal Trade Commission and the
United States Department of Justice pursuant to the
HSR Act and the expiration or termination of any applicable waiting period thereunder, if
required (the “Requisite Purchaser Regulatory Approval”).
Section 4.03 No Finder. Purchaser has not engaged, consented to or authorized any
Broker to act on its behalf in connection with the transactions contemplated hereby other than
those Brokers the fees, commissions and/or other charges of which are the sole responsibility of
Purchaser.
Section 4.04 Investment Intent. Purchaser acknowledges that the Shares have not been
registered under the Securities Act, and that the Shares may not be resold absent such registration
or unless an exemption therefrom is available. Purchaser is acquiring the Shares for its own
account, for investment purposes only and not with a view toward the distribution thereof within
the meaning of the Securities Act.
Section 4.05 Availability of Funds. Purchaser has cash available, or an available
revolving credit facility from financial institutions, to enable it to consummate the transactions
contemplated by this Agreement.
Section 4.06 Disclaimer of Other Representations and Warranties. Except as expressly
set forth in this Article IV or otherwise in any other Documents, Purchaser makes no
representation or warranty express or implied and any such other representations or warranties are
hereby expressly disclaimed.
ARTICLE V
The respective parties hereto covenant and agree to take the following actions between the
date hereof and the Closing, and thereafter to the extent provided:
Section 5.01 Investigation. The officers, employees and authorized representatives
of Purchaser including, without limitation, independent public accountants, attorneys, financing
sources and consultants, shall have reasonable access upon advanced notice during normal business
hours to the offices, properties and business and financial records (including computer files,
retrieval programs and similar documentation) of the Company; provided, that, Purchaser
shall not (i) have any access to information that is privileged, subject to confidentiality
provisions, relates to Affiliates of Seller other than the Company or that is subject
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to legal
restrictions on access or (ii) without the prior written consent of Seller (not to be unreasonably
withheld, conditioned or delayed), contact any of the Company’s customers or suppliers regarding
the transactions contemplated by this Agreement (it being understood and agreed that nothing herein
shall restrict contact with any of the customers listed on Section 5.01 of the Seller
Disclosure Schedule or otherwise in the
ordinary course of business). Purchaser will use commercially reasonable efforts to ensure
that such access does not unreasonably interfere with the normal business operations of Seller or
the Company. Purchaser will treat and hold as such any Confidential Information it receives from
Seller or the Company in the course of the reviews contemplated by this Section 5.01 in
accordance with the Confidentiality Agreement dated February 20, 2007 between Seller and Purchaser
(the “Confidentiality Agreement”), which Confidentiality Agreement shall remain in full
force and effect in accordance with its terms.
Section 5.02 Representations and Warranties. Seller shall have the obligation to promptly
notify Purchaser (and in any event, not later than at least three (3) Business Days prior to
Closing) in writing of any development or information arising after the date hereof and actually
known to Seller that would, individually or in the aggregate, reasonably be expected to result in
Section 6.01(a)(ii) becoming incapable of being satisfied. Such timely written notice will
be deemed to have amended the Seller Disclosure Schedule and to have qualified the representations
and warranties contained in Article III above, and to cure any misrepresentation or breach
of warranty thereunder for purposes of Article VI below, but will not be deemed to amend or
supplement the Seller Disclosure Schedule with respect thereto or to prevent or cure any
misrepresentation or breach of warranty for purposes of Article VIII below.
Section 5.03 Further Actions. Each of the parties hereto shall execute and deliver
such documents and take such further actions as may be reasonably necessary or desirable to carry
out the provisions hereof and the transactions contemplated hereby. Upon the terms and subject to
the conditions hereof, each of the parties hereto shall use commercially reasonable efforts under
the circumstances to take, or cause to be taken, all actions and to do, or cause to be done, all
other things necessary, proper or advisable to consummate and make effective the transactions
contemplated by this Agreement. In furtherance and not in limitation of the foregoing, the parties
hereto shall cooperate in using their reasonable best efforts (i) to promptly effect all
registrations and filings with, and to obtain all consents, amendments, permits or other actions
from, any Person required to be made or obtained by the terms of this Agreement or otherwise
necessary or desirable for the due and punctual consummation of the transactions contemplated
hereby, and (ii) to fulfill all conditions to the consummation of the transactions contemplated by
this Agreement by June 29, 2007. Seller shall use commercially reasonable efforts to obtain all of
the consents set forth in Section 3.04 of the Seller Disclosure Schedule; provided,
however, that in connection with obtaining any such consents, Seller shall not be required
to incur any out-of-pocket costs or any other obligation or liability unless de minimis in nature.
Purchaser agrees to cooperate with Seller in order to help Seller to obtain any such thirty party
consents.
Section 5.04 Operations Prior to the Closing Date.
(a) Except as otherwise provided in this Section 5.04, between the date hereof and
the
Closing, Seller shall cause the Company to operate and carry on its business in all
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material
respects in the Ordinary Course consistent with past practices and as presently operated except as
business may be impacted by this Agreement. Between the date hereof and the
Closing, Seller shall cause the Company to use commercially reasonable efforts to (i) keep and
maintain its assets and properties in substantially the same operating condition and repair (normal
wear and tear excepted) as currently maintained, (ii) maintain its business organization intact and
maintain its relationships with the suppliers, contractors, employees, customers and others having
business relations with the Company, (iii) continue all existing policies of insurance in full
force and effect and at least at such levels as are in effect on the date hereof, or to replace any
such policies with equivalent replacements, and (iv) duly comply with all applicable Laws.
(b) Notwithstanding anything to the contrary contained in Section 5.04(a), except
as
expressly contemplated by this Agreement or except with the express prior written approval of
Purchaser, which approval shall not be unreasonably withheld, conditioned or delayed (and which
approval will act to prevent any action so approved from being deemed a breach of any
representation, warranty or covenant of Seller set forth in this Agreement), Seller shall not
permit or cause Company to:
(i) agree to any increase in the compensation payable, or to
become payable after the Closing
(including any payment based upon the transaction or termination following the transaction), to any
of its officers, directors or employees or enter into or modify any contract or other agreement
requiring any of them to make a payment to any officer or director other than as required by
applicable Law, applicable Contract (to the extent in effect as of the date hereof) or paid in the
Ordinary Course of Business;
(ii) make any amendment or termination of any Material Contract,
or cancel, modify or waive
any debts owed to or claims held by it (including the settlement of any claims or litigation), or
waive any substantial right, in each case, other than in the Ordinary Course of Business;
(iii) sell, transfer, distribute, lease, abandon or otherwise
dispose of or mortgage, pledge
or impose or suffer to be imposed any Encumbrance on, any of its material assets (other than
Intellectual Property which is addressed in clause (iv) below), properties or businesses, except
for sales of inventory in the Ordinary Course of Business and except for Permitted Encumbrances;
(iv) sell, assign, license or transfer any Intellectual Property,
other than grants of
licenses of Intellectual Property on arm’s length terms in the Ordinary Course of Business;
(v) extend credit other than in the Ordinary Course of Business;
(vi) enter into any agreement (other than purchase or sale orders
in the Ordinary Course of
Business) that is not cancelable without liability or cost on not more than 90 days notice and
involving the annual payment of more than $250,000 to which it is a
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party or by which it or its
assets, properties or businesses are bound or subject, in each case, other than in the Ordinary
Course of Business;
(vii) adopt a plan of liquidation or resolutions providing for
liquidation, dissolution,
merger, consolidation or other reorganization;
(viii) amend its articles of incorporation, charter, bylaws or
equivalent documents;
(ix) revalue any portion of its assets, properties or businesses
including, without
limitation, any write-down of the value of inventory or other assets or any write-off of notes or
accounts receivable, except as required by GAAP or in the Ordinary Course of Business;
(x) enter into any contract for capital expenditures in excess of
$100,000 individually or
$2,000,000 in the aggregate;
(xi) cancel any existing policies or binders of insurance except
in connection with the
renewal or replacement of such policies or binders;
(xii) make any acquisition of all or any part of the capital
stock or business of any other
Person, other than the acquisition of assets in the Ordinary Course of Business; or
(xiii) make any change in any method of accounting or accounting
practice or policy other than
those required by GAAP;
(xiv) other than as specifically contemplated by this Agreement,
agree or commit to do,
authorize or approve any action to do, any of the foregoing;
provided that, notwithstanding the foregoing, nothing set forth in Section 5.04(a) or
(b) shall prohibit or prevent the Company from (i) declaring, setting aside, or paying any cash
dividend, (ii) making any distribution of Cash (subject to Section 5.04(c) below), (iii)
redeeming or purchasing, or otherwise acquiring, any of its capital stock or other equity interests
for Cash (subject to Section 5.04(c) below), (iv) repaying any of its Indebtedness, or (v)
engaging in any transaction referred to in Section 5.04 of the Seller Disclosure Schedule.
(c) Seller shall cause the Company to have as of the Closing an amount of cash on hand not
less than $2,000,000.
(d) Seller shall pay, or cause the Company to pay, prior to, or in connection with the
Closing, all monies payable under the NMCI Incentive Plan and the Management Incentive Compensation
Plan.
(e) Seller shall pay or otherwise cause to be extinguished, prior to or in connection with the
Closing, the Miscellaneous Receivable.
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(f) Seller shall cause all Affiliate Transactions to terminate as of the Closing Date, other
than the Seller Guarantees and those employment and equity arrangements with officers of the
Company listed on Sections 3.13 or 3.18 of the Seller Disclosure Schedule.
(g) Seller shall pay or cause to be paid, prior to or in connection with the Closing, into an
escrow account the applicable amounts due under the retention agreements listed on item 23 of
Section 3.13(a) of the Seller Disclosure Schedule which amounts shall be paid in accordance
with the applicable terms of such retention agreements.
Section 5.05 No Public Announcement. Without the prior approval of Purchaser (which
shall not be unreasonably withheld or delayed), Seller shall not, and Seller shall not permit the
Company to, make any press release or other public announcement concerning the transactions
contemplated by this Agreement except as may be required by any applicable Law. Without the prior
approval of Seller (which shall not be unreasonably withheld or delayed), Purchaser shall not make
any press release or other public announcement concerning the transactions contemplated by this
Agreement except as may be required by applicable Law or any listing agreement with any national
stock exchange. If any of Purchaser or Seller or the Company determines that it is required by
applicable Law, or in the case of Purchaser, any listing agreement with any national stock
exchange, to make public disclosure, it shall send notice to such effect, accompanied by the text
of the proposed disclosure, to the other parties as far in advance as practicable, and shall
reasonably consider any comments made by the other parties relating to the proposed disclosure.
Notwithstanding anything to the contrary in this Section 5.05, Purchaser may make public
announcements that are consistent with the parties’ prior public disclosures, without sending any
notice to, or obtaining the prior approval or comment of, Seller.
Section 5.06 Regulatory Filings. As promptly as practicable after the date hereof,
(i) Seller shall make, or cause to be made, all filings necessary to obtain all Requisite Seller
Regulatory Approvals listed on Section 3.04(c) of the Seller Disclosure Schedule and
Purchaser shall make all filings necessary to be made by Purchaser in connection therewith, (ii)
Purchaser shall make, or cause to be made, all filings necessary to obtain the Requisite Purchaser
Regulatory Approval and Seller shall make all filings necessary to be made by Seller in connection
therewith, and (iii) Seller shall provide regulatory notice to DISA of the transactions
contemplated hereby and Purchaser shall make all filings necessary to be made by Purchaser in
connection therewith. The parties will promptly notify the Antitrust Division of the U.S.
Department of Justice and the Federal Trade Commission of the parties’ request for early
termination of the waiting period under the HSR Act. The parties will make any further filings or
responses to any requests for additional information made by any Person to which any such filing
was made that may be necessary, proper, or advisable in connection therewith. In connection with
the foregoing, each of Purchaser and Seller (i) will promptly notify the other in writing of any
communication received by that party or its representatives from any Person having jurisdiction
over such filings, and subject to applicable legal requirements, provide the other party with a
copy of any such written communication (or written summary of any oral communication), and (ii) to
the extent reasonably practicable, will not participate in any substantive meeting or discussion
with any Person having jurisdiction over such filings concerning the transactions contemplated by
this Agreement unless it consults with the other party in advance, and to the extent permitted by
such Person, gives a representative of the other party the opportunity to attend. Nothing in this
Section shall be construed to require Purchaser to
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divest itself of any of its existing assets or
operations or to change in any respect its present manner and means of doing business in order
to procure any regulatory actions or non-actions, orders, waivers, consents, clearances, extensions
and approvals necessary to consummate the transaction including, without limitation, any approval
under the HSR Act. Seller will cause all of its Affiliates who are required to make a filing, or
are required to provide information for the making of a filing, to obtain any of the Requisite
Seller Regulatory Approvals, to do so in a timely fashion.
Section 5.07 Exclusivity. From the date hereof to the earlier of the Closing or
termination of this Agreement, Seller shall not, shall cause the Company to not, and shall not
permit any investment banker, attorney, accountant or other agent or representative retained by or
on behalf of Seller, to, directly or indirectly, (a) solicit any Other Bid, (b) enter into any
agreement with respect to any Other Bid or (c) participate in any discussions or negotiations
regarding, or furnish (other than information furnished by the Company in the Ordinary Course of
Business and not related to any Other Bid) to any Person any information with respect to, or take
any other action to facilitate any inquiries or the making of any proposal that constitutes, or may
reasonably be expected to lead to, any Other Bid. As used in this Section 5.07, “Other
Bid” shall mean any proposal relating to the acquisition of Shares or other securities of the
Company or for a merger, consolidation, tender offer, share exchange, business combination or
similar transaction involving the Company or acquisition of substantial assets of the Company, in
each case other than (i) the transactions contemplated by this Agreement and (ii) the sale of
inventory in the Ordinary Course of Business.
Section 5.08 401(k) Plan. In the event Purchaser requests in writing that the
Multimax, Inc. 401(k) Retirement Savings Plan (the “401(k) Plan”) be terminated prior to
Closing, Seller shall cause the Company to do so no later than immediately prior to the Closing,
provided that such request does not result in any Liability to Seller. To the extent that the
401(k) Plan is terminated, Purchaser shall allow participants in the 401(k) Plan to rollover their
account balance in the 401(k) Plan (including promissory notes relating to any loans under the
401(k) plan) to a defined contribution plan sponsored by Purchaser or an Affiliate of Purchaser
that satisfies the qualification requirements of Section 401(a) of the Code.
ARTICLE VI
Section 6.01 Conditions to Obligations of Purchaser. The obligations of Purchaser to
consummate the transactions contemplated hereby are subject to the satisfaction on or prior to the
Closing Date of the following conditions:
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that, individually or in the aggregate, would not result in a Material
Adverse Effect, and (iii) Purchaser shall have received a certificate signed by a duly authorized
officer of Seller to the foregoing effect.
Section 6.02 Conditions to Obligations of Seller. The obligation of Seller to
consummate the transactions contemplated hereby are subject to the satisfaction of the following
conditions:
Section 6.03 Conditions to Each Party’s Obligations. The obligations of each party hereto to consummate the
transactions contemplated hereby are
subject to the satisfaction of the following conditions:
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ARTICLE VII
Section 7.01 Termination by Mutual Consent. This Agreement may be terminated any time
prior to the Closing by the written consent of Purchaser and Seller.
Section 7.02 Termination by Seller or Purchaser. This Agreement may be terminated any
time prior to the Closing by either Purchaser or Seller if any permanent injunction or other order
of any Governmental Authority preventing the consummation of the transactions contemplated hereby
shall have become final and non-appealable.
Section 7.03 Termination by Purchaser. Purchaser may terminate this Agreement at any
time prior to the Closing by written notice to Seller:
(a) upon a material breach of any representation, warranty, covenant or agreement on the part
of Seller set forth in this Agreement or the other Documents, or if any representation or warranty
of Seller shall have become untrue, incomplete or incorrect, in either case such that the
conditions set forth in Section 6.01(a)(i) or (ii) would not be satisfied;
provided, however, that Seller shall have 20 Business Days after written notice of
such default, specifying in reasonable detail the nature of such default, is given to Seller by
Purchaser to cure such breach; or
(b) if the Closing shall not have occurred by August 31, 2007 (the “Termination
Date”), provided, that the failure of the Closing to occur on or before such date is
not due to the failure by Purchaser to perform and comply in all material respects with its
covenants and agreements contained in this Agreement or any of the other Documents that are
required to be performed or complied with at or prior to Closing; provided further
that if clearance under the HSR Act shall have not been obtained on or prior to August 31, 2007, the
Termination Date shall, at the request of either Party, be extended for a period of an additional
60 days.
Section 7.04 Termination by Seller. Seller may terminate this Agreement at any time
prior to the Closing by written notice to Purchaser:
(a) upon a material breach of any representation, warranty, covenant or agreement on the part
of Purchaser set forth in this Agreement or the other Documents, or if any representation or
warranty of Purchaser shall have become untrue, incomplete or incorrect, in either case such that
the conditions set forth in Section 6.02(a)(i) or (ii) would not be satisfied;
provided, however, that Purchaser shall have 20 Business Days after written notice
of such default, specifying in reasonable detail the nature of such default, is given to Seller by
Purchaser to cure such breach; or
(b) if the Closing shall not have occurred by the Termination Date, provided, that the
failure of the Closing to occur on or before such date is not due to the failure by Seller to
perform and comply in all material respects with its covenants and agreements contained in this
Agreement or any of the other Documents that are required to be performed or complied with at or
prior to Closing; provided further that if clearance under the HSR Act shall
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have
not been obtained on or prior to August 31, 2007, the Termination Date shall, at the request of
either Party, be extended for a period of an additional 60 days.
Section 7.05 Fees and Expenses. All fees and expenses incurred in connection with
this Agreement and the transactions contemplated hereby shall be paid by the party incurring such
fees and expenses, whether or not the transactions contemplated by this Agreement are consummated.
Section 7.06 Effect of Termination. If this Agreement is terminated pursuant to this
Article VII, all further obligations of the parties under this Agreement (other than those
contained in Section 3.21, Section 4.03, and Section 5.05, Article
XI, and the Confidentiality Agreement, which shall continue in effect) shall be terminated and
shall be of no further force and effect, and no party hereto will have any further liability to any
other party hereto; provided, that nothing herein shall relieve any party from Liability
for any damages resulting from any breach of this Agreement prior to such termination.
ARTICLE VIII
Section 8.01 Survival.
(a) The representations and warranties contained in Article III and
Article IV
of this Agreement and all claims with respect thereto shall survive the Closing and continue in
full force and effect until 18 months thereafter, except that (x) the representations and
warranties contained in Section 3.15 (Government Contracts) shall survive the Closing and
continue in full force and effect until 24 months thereafter and (y) the representations and
warranties contained in Section 3.01 (Organization; No Subsidiaries), Section 3.02
(Capitalization), Section 3.03 (Ownership of Shares), Section 3.04(a) (Power and
Authority; Effect of Agreement; No Violation), Section 3.09(c) (Tax Matters), Section
3.13 (Employee Benefits), Section 4.01 (Organization) and Section 4.02(a)
(Power and Authority; Effect of Agreement; No Violation) shall survive the Closing and continue in
full force and effect until 30 days after the expiration of the applicable statute of limitations,
giving effect to any extensions thereof.
(b) The covenants and agreements of the parties hereto contained in this Agreement shall
survive in accordance with their respective terms.
Section 8.02 Indemnification by Seller.
(a) For the time periods and subject to the limitations and conditions set forth in this
Article VIII, from and after the Closing, Seller shall indemnify and hold harmless and
defend Purchaser and its successors and permitted assigns and each of their respective Affiliates,
officers, directors and employees (individually, a “Purchaser Indemnified Party” and,
collectively, the “Purchaser Indemnified Parties”) from and against all Losses that are
sustained or incurred by any of the Purchaser Indemnified Parties and directly arise from, relate
to, or result from any of the following:
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(i) any breach of any of Seller’s representations or
warranties contained in this Agreement or
any certificate delivered pursuant hereto (it being agreed and acknowledged by the parties that for
purposes of the right to indemnification pursuant to this clause the qualifications relating to
Material Adverse Effect shall be disregarded);
(ii) any breach of, or failure by, Seller to perform any of its
covenants, agreements or other
obligations contained in this Agreement; or
(iii) any Taxes (other than Transfer Taxes) of the Company for
Pre-Closing Tax Periods, any
taxes of any other Person for Pre-Closing Tax Periods for which the Company is liable by operation
of law, including under Treasury Regulations Section 1.1502-6 or any comparable state, local or
foreign Tax provision, any payments by the Company for tax benefits arising out of the transactions
described in Note J to the 2006 Company Audited Financial Statements, and any Taxes for which the
Company is liable as a result of any agreement or understanding entered into prior to the Closing
Date providing for the allocation, indemnification, payment or sharing of Taxes, other than Tax
allocation, indemnification, payment or sharing provisions in commercial agreements that do not
relate primarily to Tax matters (such as leases);
(iv) any Indebtedness existing prior to the Closing that is not
fully extinguished prior to or
as of the Closing;
(v) any Company Transaction Expenses paid by the Company or
Purchaser subsequent to the
Closing; “Company Transaction Expenses” means the costs and expenses (including legal,
accounting, investment banking, advisory and other fees and expenses) of the Company incurred but
not paid prior to the close of business on the Closing Date in connection with the process of
selling the Company, including with respect to this Agreement and the transactions contemplated
hereby and including employee bonuses or similar payments made or triggered in connection with the
transactions contemplated hereby;
(vi) any payments to employees required to be made pursuant to
the NMCI Incentive Plan due
September 2007 pursuant to the terms of such plan in effect as of the Closing;
(vii) (1) any Liability in respect of the termination of
employment of Mr. Xxxxxx Xxxxxxx,
including, but not limited to, any severance-related costs and reimbursement of any costs and
expenses and (2) any Liability in respect of the CACI Matter.
(b) Seller’s obligations to indemnify the Purchaser Indemnified Parties pursuant to
Section 8.02(a)(i) shall be limited to claims for indemnification that are made in writing
and received by Seller on or before the expiration of the applicable survival period referenced in
Section 8.01.
(c) For purposes of the application of Section 8.02(a)(iii) above, in the case of
any
Pre-Closing Tax Period that includes (but does not end on) the Closing Date (a “Straddle
Period”):
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(i) real, personal and intangible property Taxes
(“property Taxes”) of the Company for
the Pre-Closing Tax Period shall equal the amount of such property Taxes for the entire Straddle
Period multiplied by a fraction, the numerator of which is the number of days during the Straddle
Period that are in the Pre-Closing Tax Period and the denominator of which is the number of days in
the Straddle Period; and
(ii) the Taxes of the Company (other than property Taxes) for the
Pre-Closing Tax Period shall
be computed as if such taxable period ended as of the close of business on the Closing Date.
(d) The indemnity obligation under Section 8.02(a)(iii) in respect of Taxes for a
Straddle Period shall initially be effected by payment to the Company of the excess of (i) such
Taxes for the Pre-Closing Tax Period over (ii) the amount of such Taxes paid by the Company on or
prior to the Closing Date. Such excess initially shall be paid to the Company no later than 30
days prior to the date on which the Tax Return with respect to the final liability for such Taxes
is required to be filed. If the amount of such Taxes paid by the Company on or prior to the
Closing Date exceeds the amount payable pursuant to the preceding sentence, the Company shall pay
to Seller the amount of such excess within 30 days after the Tax Return with respect to the final
liability for such Taxes is required to be filed. The payments to be made pursuant to Section
8.02(a)(iii) with respect to a Straddle Period shall be appropriately
adjusted to reflect any final determination (which shall include the execution of Form 870-AD
or successor form) with respect to Straddle Period Taxes.
Section 8.03 Indemnification by Purchaser. (a) For the time periods and subject to the
limitations and conditions set forth in this Article VIII, from and after the Closing,
Purchaser shall indemnify and hold harmless and defend Seller and its successors and permitted
assigns and each of their respective Affiliates, officers, directors and employees (individually a
“Seller Indemnified Party” and, collectively, the “Seller Indemnified Parties”)
from and against any and all Losses that are sustained or incurred by any of the Seller Indemnified
Parties and directly arise from, relate to, or result from any of the following:
(i) any breach of any of Purchaser’s representations or
warranties contained in this Agreement
or any certificate delivered pursuant hereto;
(ii) any breach of, or failure by, Purchaser to perform any of
its covenants, agreements or
other obligations contained in this Agreement; or
(iii) any Transfer Taxes in accordance with
Section 9.04.
(b) Purchaser’s obligations to indemnify the Seller Indemnified Parties pursuant to
Section 8.03(a)(i) shall be limited to claims for indemnification that are made in writing
and received by Purchaser on or before the expiration of the applicable survival period referenced
in Section 8.01.
Section 8.04 Claims Procedure. Except with respect to Third Party Claims covered by
Section 8.05 and claims relating to Taxes, any Purchaser Indemnified Party or Seller
Indemnified Party who wishes to make a claim for indemnification for a Loss pursuant to this
Article VIII (an “Indemnified Party”) shall give written notice as contemplated by
this
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Agreement to each Person from whom indemnification is being claimed (an “Indemnifying
Party”). Promptly after written notice of a claim has been provided as set forth above, the
Indemnified Party shall supply the Indemnifying Party with all material information and documents
it has in its possession regarding such claim, together with all material information in its
possession regarding the amount of the Loss that it asserts it has sustained or incurred, and shall
provide reasonable access to the Indemnifying Party to inspect such other records and books in the
possession of the Indemnified Party and relating to the claim and asserted Loss as the Indemnifying
Party shall reasonably request. The Indemnifying Party shall have a period of 30 calendar days
after receipt by the Indemnifying Party of such notice and such evidence to either (i) agree to the
payment of the Loss to the Indemnified Party or (ii) contest the payment of the Loss. If the
Indemnifying Party does not agree to or contests the payment of the Loss within such 30-day period,
then the Indemnifying Party shall be deemed not to have accepted the Loss and the parties shall
negotiate in good faith to seek a resolution of such dispute for a 30-day period and, if not
resolved through negotiations, then such dispute will be resolved in accordance with Section
11.03 of this Agreement. If the Indemnifying Party agrees to the payment of the Loss within
such 30-day period, then it shall, within 10 Business Days after such agreement, pay to the
Indemnified Party the amount of the
Loss that is payable pursuant to, and subject to the limitations set forth in, this
Article VIII. Payment shall be effected by wire transfer or transfers of immediately
available funds from the Indemnifying Party to an account or accounts designated in writing by the
applicable Indemnified Party to such Indemnifying Party.
Section 8.05 Third Party Claims.
(a) Except with respect to claims related to Taxes covered by Section 9.01(c), if
any
Action is instituted or threatened in writing by a third party against an Indemnified Party (each,
a “Third Party Claim”) with respect to which an Indemnified Party intends to claim
indemnification for any Losses under this Article VIII, then such Indemnified Party shall
give written notice to each Indemnifying Party promptly, and in any event no later than 10 Business
Days after it has knowledge of a written assertion of liability from the third party and shall not
make any admissions or acceptances; provided, however, that failure to give such
notification shall not affect the indemnification provided hereunder except to the extent the
indemnifying party shall have been actually and materially prejudiced as a result of such failure.
The Indemnified Party shall supply the Indemnifying Party with all material information and
documents as it has in its possession regarding such claim (including court papers), together with
all material information in its possession regarding the amount of the Loss that it asserts it has
sustained or incurred, and shall provide reasonable access to the Indemnifying Party to inspect
such other records and books in the possession of the Indemnified Party and relating to the Third
Party Claim and asserted Loss as the Indemnifying Party shall reasonably request.
(b) Except as otherwise provided herein, the Indemnifying Party shall have the right to
conduct and control, at its own expense, through counsel of its choosing, the defense of a Third
Party Claim so long as (x) the Indemnifying Party notifies the Indemnified Party that it has agreed
to indemnify the Indemnified Party (subject to the limitations on indemnification set forth herein)
in respect of such Third Party Claim within 20 Business Days of its receipt of the initial notice
of the Third Party Claim and (y) such third party claim is fully indemnified by the Indemnifying
Party (other than in respect of Losses applied to satisfy the Deductible in accordance with
Section 8.06(a)). Notwithstanding anything to the contrary in this
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Article VIII, Seller
shall have the sole right to control the defense of any Third Party Claim (including any Action
currently pending or threatened) with respect to which an Indemnified Party intends to claim
indemnification for any Losses under Section 8.02(a)(vii).
(c) The Indemnified Party shall cooperate with the Indemnifying Party to the fullest extent
possible in regard to all matters relating to the Third Party Claim, including, without limitation,
where the Indemnified Party has assumed the control of such Third Party Claim, with respect to
corrective actions required by applicable Law, assertion of defenses, the determination,
mitigation, negotiation and settlement of all amounts, costs, actions, penalties, damages and the
like related thereto, access to the books and records of the Company, and, if necessary, providing
the party controlling the defense of the Third Party Claim and its counsel with any powers of
attorney or other documents required to permit the party controlling the defense of the Third Party
Claim and its counsel to act on behalf of the other party.
(d) Whether or not the Indemnifying Party shall have assumed the defense of a Third Party
Claim, the Indemnified Party shall not admit any liability with respect
to, or settle, compromise or discharge, such Third Party Claim without the Indemnifying
Party’s prior written consent (which consent shall not be unreasonably withheld, conditioned or
delayed). The Indemnifying Party may pay, settle or compromise a Third Party Claim without the
written consent of the Indemnified Party, so long as such settlement (i) includes an unconditional
release of the Indemnified Party from all liability in respect of such Third Party Claim, (ii) does
not subject the Indemnified Party to any monetary liability that will not be promptly paid by the
Indemnifying Party or any consent order, decree or injunctive relief or other equitable remedy, and
(iii) does not include a finding, statement or admission of fault, culpability or failure to act
that would have an adverse effect on other claims made by or threatened against the Indemnified
Party.
(e) Notwithstanding anything to the contrary contained in this Section 8.05, none
of
the provisions of this Section 8.05 shall be applicable to any Tax audit, assessment,
contest or other claim that is subject to the provisions of Section 9.01(c).
Section 8.06 Limitations on Indemnification.
(a) Notwithstanding anything to the contrary in this Agreement, Seller shall not be required
to indemnify any Purchaser Indemnified Party for any Losses pursuant to Section 8.02(a)(i)
unless and until the aggregate amount of all such claims is at least $2,000,000 (the
“Deductible”) (and Seller shall only be required to indemnify a Purchaser Indemnified Party
for claims in excess of the Deductible). The aggregate liability of Seller or Purchaser under this
Article VIII for breaches of any representations or warranties contained in this Agreement
is limited to an amount equal to $30,000,000 (the “Cap”).
(b) Notwithstanding anything to the contrary in this Agreement, Seller shall not be obligated
to indemnify any Purchaser Indemnified Party against any Losses arising from or relating to any
claim or liability to the extent (but solely to the extent) such claim or liability is taken into
account in determining the Final Closing Net Working Capital or Final Closing Xxxxx Cash pursuant
to Article II.
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(c) In valuing any Loss, no adjustment shall be made as a result of any multiple, increase
factor, or any other premium over fair market value, book or historical value which may have been
paid by Purchaser whether or not such multiple, increase factor or other premium had been used by
Purchaser at the time of, or in connection with, calculating or preparing its bid, its proposed
purchase price or its final purchase price.
(d) The amount of any Loss subject to indemnification under this Article VIII shall
be calculated net of (i) any net insurance proceeds actually received by the Indemnified Party on
account of such Loss, (ii) any other payment received with respect to a Loss and (iii) any Tax
benefit recognized by the Indemnified Party arising from such Loss, but only to the extent that
such Tax benefit is recognized in the taxable year in which such Indemnified Party receives the
indemnity payment with respect to such Loss or in a prior taxable year. The Indemnified Party
shall (x) seek full recovery from any third parties and under all insurance policies covering any
Loss and (y) use its commercially reasonable efforts to mitigate any actual or potential Loss, in
each case to be the same extent as it would if such Loss were not subject to indemnification
pursuant to the terms of this Agreement. In the event
that an insurance or other recovery is made by the Indemnified Party with respect to any Loss
for which it has been indemnified under this Article VIII, then a refund equal to the
aggregate amount of the recovery or benefit shall be made promptly to the Indemnifying Party that
provided such indemnification to the Indemnified Party.
(e) Notwithstanding anything to the contrary contained in this Section 8.05, none
of
the provisions of this Section 8.05 shall be applicable to any Tax audit, assessment,
contest or other claim that is subject to the provisions of Section 9.01(c).
Section 8.07 Exclusivity of Indemnification. Except in the case of fraud or
intentional misrepresentation or to enforce a Party’s right to specific performance under this
Agreement, after the Closing Date, indemnification under this Article VIII shall be the
sole remedy of the parties for any breach of any provision of this Agreement; provided,
that Purchaser may assert its rights to indemnification under this Article VIII (subject to
the applicable limitations, notice and other procedural provisions of this Article VIII) pursuant
to the Cerberus Guaranty.
Section 8.08 No Contribution or Subrogation. In connection with the matters covered
by this Article VIII, no Person shall have (a) any right to indemnity or contribution from
the Company, or (b) any right of subrogation against the Company with respect to any Losses or
indemnification of an Indemnified Party by reason of any breach of a covenant, representation or
warranty of Seller hereunder, it being agreed and acknowledged that the representations, warranties
and covenants of Seller are solely for the benefit of Purchaser.
Section 8.09 Adjustment to Final Purchase Price. Unless otherwise required by
applicable Law, all indemnification payments shall constitute adjustments to the Final Purchase
Price for all Tax purposes, and no party shall take any position inconsistent with such
characterization.
Section 8.10 Environmental Remedies. Without limiting the generality of Section
8.07, Purchaser understands and agrees that its right to indemnification under Article
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VIII for breach of the representations and warranties contained in this Agreement shall
constitute its sole and exclusive remedy against Seller and its Affiliates with respect to any
environmental, health, or safety matters relating to the past, current, or future facilities,
properties, or operations associated with the Company, including without limitation any such matter
arising under the Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation, and Liability Act, any other
Environmental Laws or the common law (collectively “Environmental, Health and Safety
Matters”). Subject to Section 8.07, aside from such right to indemnification,
Purchaser hereby waives any right, whether arising at law or in equity, to seek contribution, cost
recovery, damages, or any other recourse or remedy from Seller or any of its Affiliates, and hereby
releases Seller any each of its Affiliates from any claim, demand, or liability, with respect to
any Environmental, Health, or Safety Matters.
ARTICLE IX
Section 9.01 Tax Returns, Contests and Refunds.
(a) Seller shall prepare or cause to be prepared, and file or cause to be filed (or, in the
case of any such Tax Returns to be filed after the Closing Date, deliver to the Purchaser for
filing), all Tax Returns of the Company for all Pre-Closing Tax Periods of the Company that are not
also Straddle Periods and shall pay all Taxes due upon filing such Tax Returns. All such returns
shall be prepared on a basis that is consistent with the manner in which Seller and the Company
prepared or filed such Tax Returns for prior periods. Purchaser shall be responsible for
preparing, or causing to be prepared, and filing all Tax Returns required to be filed by or on
behalf of the Company for Straddle Periods and Post-Closing Tax Periods of the Company, and subject
to Section 8.02(d), shall pay all Taxes due upon filing such Tax Returns. Seller shall be
responsible for preparing any amended consolidated, combined or unitary Tax Returns for Pre-Closing
Tax Periods that are not also Straddle Periods which are required as a result of examination
adjustments made by the IRS or by the applicable Taxing Authorities for such taxable years as
finally determined which Tax Returns Seller shall furnish to the Purchaser for approval (which
approval shall not be unreasonably withheld), signature and filing at least 30 days prior to the
due date for filing such Tax Returns.
(b) After the Closing Date, Purchaser and Seller shall provide each other with reasonable
cooperation in connection with the preparation of Tax Returns of the Company and shall make
available to the other and to any taxing authority as reasonably requested, all information,
records or documents relating to Tax liabilities or potential Tax liabilities of the Company for
all Pre-Closing Tax Periods and Straddle Periods and shall preserve all such information, records
and documents until the expiration of any statute of limitations or extensions thereof.
(c) Purchaser shall promptly notify Seller in writing upon receipt by Purchaser or the Company
of written notice of any pending or threatened Tax audits or assessments of the Company with
respect to Pre-Closing Tax Periods. If Seller so requests within 30 days after receipt of such
notice, Purchaser shall take all reasonable actions requested by Seller to permit Seller to defend
such audit or relevant portion of such audit in the case of a
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Straddle Period for the purpose of
contesting any claim arising as a result of any such audit; provided, however, that
(i) Seller shall have agreed to pay all reasonable costs and expenses incurred in connection with
contesting such claim, (ii) if any contest of any such claim shall require the payment of the
disputed Tax that is subject to indemnification by Seller, Seller shall advance the amount of such
Tax on an interest-free basis and at no after-Tax cost to Purchaser, and (iii) Seller may, in its
sole discretion, either pay the Tax claimed and xxx for a refund or contest the claim in any
permissible forum.
Section 9.02 Tax Refunds. Any refund received for Taxes with respect to the Company
for any Pre-Closing Tax Period or for the portion of a Straddle Period ending on the Closing Date
shall be for the
account of Seller, and the recipient of any such refund shall promptly pay to Seller the
amount of any such refund upon receipt thereof.
Section 9.03 Changes to Tax Elections, Annual Tax Accounting Periods, etc. Without
the prior written consent of Purchaser, Seller and the Company shall not, to the extent it may
affect or relate to the Company, make or change any Tax election, change any annual Tax accounting
period, adopt or change any method of Tax accounting, file any amended Tax Return, enter into any
closing agreement, settle any Tax claim or assessment, surrender any right to claim a Tax refund or
consent to any extension or waiver of the limitation period applicable to any Tax claim or
assessment.
Section 9.04 Sales and Transfer Taxes. Purchaser shall pay and shall hold Seller
harmless from and against all stock transfer Taxes, recording fees, stamp Taxes and other sales,
transfer, use, excise, purchase and similar Taxes, if any, imposed in connection with or as a
result of the acquisition by Purchaser of the Shares or the transactions contemplated by this
Agreement (collectively, “Transfer Taxes”). Seller shall use reasonable commercial efforts
to avail itself of any available exemptions from any such Taxes requested by the Purchaser, and to
cooperate with the Purchaser in providing any information and documentation that may be necessary
to obtain such exemptions.
ARTICLE X
Section 10.01 Communications. From the date hereof until the Closing, Purchaser shall
not distribute any communications to any employees of the Company, whether relating to employee
benefits or post-Closing terms of employment or otherwise, without the prior written consent of
Seller, such consent not to be unreasonably withheld or delayed. Seller shall inform Purchaser of
the contents of any written communications that Seller intends to give to any employees of the
Company regarding or relating to the transactions contemplated hereby, and shall incorporate
Purchaser’s reasonable comments in such communications.
Section 10.02 Benefit Plans.
Purchaser shall give employees of the Company (“Employees”) full credit for purposes of
eligibility and vesting under the employee benefit plans or arrangements maintained by the
Purchaser or its Affiliates in which such Employees participate for such Employee’s service with
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the Seller or its benefit plans immediately prior to the Closing Date. With respect to any welfare
benefit plans maintained by Purchaser for the benefit of Employees on and after the Closing Date,
Purchaser shall (i) cause there to be waived any eligibility requirements or pre-existing condition
limitations to the same extent waived under comparable plans of Seller and (ii) give effect, in
determining any deductible and maximum out-of-pocket limitations, to amounts paid
by such Employees with respect to comparable plans maintained by Seller. Nothing in this Agreement
shall be construed as granting the right to enforce any provision hereof to any Employee. Nothing
in this Agreement shall be construed to require Purchaser to employ the Employees for any definite
period of time or prohibit Purchaser from changing the terms and conditions of employment.
Section 10.03 Director and Officer Liability; Indemnification.
(a) If the Closing occurs, Purchaser agrees that all rights to indemnification and all
limitations on liability existing in favor of any officer, director or manager of the Company, in
each case that is an individual (collectively, the “Company Indemnitees”), as provided in
the certificate of incorporation, by-laws or other organizational documents of the Company shall
survive the consummation of the transactions contemplated hereby and continue in full force and
effect and be honored by the Company after the Closing in accordance with their terms. The
obligations of the Company under this Section 10.03(a) shall not be terminated or modified
in such a manner as to adversely affect any Company Indemnitee to whom this Section
10.03(a) applies without the consent of such affected Company Indemnitee (it being expressly
agreed that the Company Indemnitees to whom this Section 10.03(a) applies shall be third
party beneficiaries of this Section 10.03(a)). If the Closing occurs, Purchaser shall
cause the Company to pay all expenses to any Company Indemnitee incurred in successfully enforcing
the indemnity or other obligations provided for in this Section 10.03(a).
(b) For six years after the Closing, Purchaser shall, or shall cause the Company to, provide
officers’ and directors’ liability insurance in respect of acts or omissions occurring at or prior
to the Closing Date covering each such person currently covered by the Company’s officers’ and
directors’ liability insurance policies on terms with respect to coverage and amount not materially
less favorable than those of such policy in effect on the date of this Agreement; provided,
however, that in no event shall Purchaser be required to expend more than an amount per
year equal to 250% of current annual premiums paid by Company for such insurance (the “Maximum
Amount”); provided, however, that such insurance policy may be a “tail” policy
covering acts or omissions occurring at or prior to the Closing Date. In the event that any
Company Indemnitee is entitled to coverage under an officers’ and directors’ liability insurance
policy pursuant to this Section 10.03(b) and such policy has lapsed, terminated, been
repudiated or is otherwise in breach or default as a result of the Company’s failure to maintain
and fulfill its obligations pursuant to such policy as provided in this Section 10.03(b),
then the Company shall pay to the Company Indemnitee such amounts and provide any other coverage or
benefits as the Company Indemnitee shall have received pursuant to such policy.
(c) In the event Purchaser, the Company or any of their respective successors or assigns (i)
consolidates with or merges into any other Person and shall not be the continuing or surviving
corporation or entity of such consolidation or merger or (ii) transfers all or substantially all of
its properties and assets to any Person, then and in each such case, proper
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provision shall be made
so that the successors and assigns of Purchaser or the Company, as the case may be (or their
respective successors and assigns), shall assume the obligations set forth in this Section
10.03.
Section 10.04 Access to Books and Records. From and after the Closing, Purchaser shall, and shall cause the Company to
provide to Seller
and its representatives and agents with reasonable access (for the purpose of examining and
copying), during normal business hours, to the books and records, information and employees
(without substantial disruption of employment) of the Company with respect to periods or
occurrences on or prior to the Closing Date in connection with any Tax matters related to or
arising out of this Agreement or the transactions contemplated hereby or any other matter requiring
such books and records, information or employees for any reasonable business purposes. Unless
otherwise consented to in writing by Seller, neither Purchaser nor the Company shall, for a period
of seven years following the Closing Date, destroy, alter or otherwise dispose of any of the books
and records of the Company for the period prior to the Closing Date without first offering to
surrender to Seller a copy of such books and records or any portion thereof which Purchaser or the
Company may intend to destroy, alter or dispose of.
Section 10.05 Compliance with 2006 Multimax Agreement. From and after the Closing,
Purchaser shall cause the Company to comply with its obligations under the Stock Purchase
Agreement, dated May 10, 2006, among the Company, the equityholders named therein, the
representative named therein and Seller, which obligations were assigned by Seller to the Company
pursuant to the Contribution Agreement, dated as of July 1, 2006, by and between Seller and the
Company.
Section 10.06 Releases of Seller Guarantees. Following the Closing, Purchaser will
(i) use its commercially reasonable efforts to procure the release by the applicable counterparty
of any continuing obligation of Seller or its Affiliates with respect to any Seller Guarantee
provided, however, Purchaser shall not be required to incur out-of-pocket costs or
other expenses or obligations unless de minimis in nature, and (ii) indemnify and hold harmless
Seller and its Affiliates from and against any Liability directly resulting from any continuing
obligation of Seller or its Affiliates with respect to any Seller Guarantee.
Section 10.07 Confidentiality. Seller shall keep confidential, and cause its
Affiliates, and its and their respective officers, directors, employees and advisors to keep
confidential, all information relating to the Company, except as required by Law and except for
information that is available to the public on the Closing Date, or thereafter becomes available to
the public other than as a result of a breach of this Section 10.07. The covenant set
forth in this Section 10.07 shall terminate three years after the Closing Date. For
purposes of this Section 10.07, the term “confidential information” should not include any
information that (a) is or becomes generally available to the public or (b) was or becomes
available to Seller, its Affiliates (other than the Company), or any of their respective officers,
directors, employees and advisors on a non-confidential basis from a source other than the Company.
ARTICLE XI
GENERAL PROVISIONS
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Section 11.01 Expenses. Purchaser and Seller will each pay all of its own costs and
expenses incident to the negotiation and preparation of this Agreement and to the performance and
compliance with all agreements and conditions contained herein on its part to be performed or
complied with, including, without limitation, the fees, expenses and disbursements of its counsel
and accountants.
Section 11.02 Governing Law. This Agreement shall be governed by and construed in
accordance with the internal laws of the State of New York (without reference to its choice of law
rules).
Section 11.03 Consent to Jurisdiction. Each of Seller and Purchaser hereby
irrevocably and unconditionally agrees that any action, suit or proceeding, at Law or equity,
arising out of or relating to this Agreement or any agreements or transactions contemplated hereby
shall only be brought in any federal court of the Southern District of New York or any state court
located in New York County, State of New York, and hereby irrevocably and unconditionally expressly
submits to the personal jurisdiction and venue of such courts for the purposes thereof and hereby
irrevocably and unconditionally waives (by way of motion, as a defense or otherwise) any and all
jurisdictional, venue and convenience objections or defenses that such party may have in such
action, suit or proceeding. Each party hereby irrevocably and unconditionally consents to the
service of process of any of the aforementioned courts. Nothing herein contained shall be deemed
to affect the right of any party to serve process in any manner permitted by Law or to commence
legal proceedings in any other jurisdiction to enforce judgments obtained in any action, suit or
proceeding brought pursuant to this Section 11.03. Actions for specific performance may be
brought as set forth in Section 11.12.
Section 11.04 Notices. All notices or other communications, including service of
process, required or permitted hereunder shall be in writing and shall be deemed given or delivered
and received (a) when delivered, if delivered personally, (b) on the day received if delivered to a
private courier service providing guaranteed documented overnight service, or (c) on the date
received (or if such date is not a Business Day, then on the next Business Day) if transmitted by
facsimile, in each case addressed as follows:
If to Purchaser, to:
Xxxxxx Corporation
0000 Xxxx XXXX Xxxxxxxxx
Xxxxxxxxx, Xxxxxxx 00000
Attention: Xxxxx X. Xxxxxx
Fax No.: 000-000-0000
and
Holland & Knight LLP
000 Xxxxx Xxxxx Xxxxxx
Xxxxx 0000
Xxxxx, Xxxxxxx 00000
Attention: Xxxxxx X. Xxxxxxx
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Fax No.: 000-000-0000
If to Seller, to:
Netco Government Services, LLC
x/x Xxxxxxxx Xxxxxxx Xxxxxxxxxx, X.X.
000 Xxxx Xxxxxx
Xxx Xxxx, Xxx Xxxx 00000
Attention: Xxxxxx X. Xxxxxxx
Fax No.: (000) 000-0000
and
Xxxxxxx Xxxx & Xxxxx LLP
000 Xxxxx Xxxxxx
Xxx Xxxx, Xxx Xxxx 00000
Attention: Xxxxxx X. Xxxxxxxx
Fax No.: (000) 000-0000
or to such other address as the recipient party has specified by prior written notice to the
sending party (which change of address notice will be deemed to have been given, delivered and
received upon actual receipt thereof by the recipient party).
Section 11.05 Successors and Assigns; Benefit; No Third Party Beneficiary.
(a) No assignment of this Agreement or of any rights or obligations hereunder may be made by
Seller or Purchaser (by operation of law or otherwise) without the prior written consent of the
other parties hereto and any attempted assignment without the required consents shall be void;
provided, that Purchaser may assign any or all of its rights and obligations hereunder,
without the consent of any parties hereto, to any one or more of its Affiliates or to any lender or
lenders providing debt financing to Purchaser in connection with transactions contemplated by this
Agreement (or any replacement financing or refinancing thereof). No assignment of any obligations
hereunder shall relieve the parties hereto of any such obligations. Upon any such permitted
assignment, the references in this Agreement to Purchaser shall also apply to any such assignee
unless the context otherwise requires.
(b) This Agreement is for the sole benefit of the parties hereto and their permitted assigns
and nothing herein express or implied shall give or be construed to give to any Person, other than
the parties hereto and such permitted assigns, any legal or equitable rights hereunder (including
any employee of the Company), except that each Company Indemnitee shall have the right to enforce
the obligations of Purchaser and the Company solely with respect to Section 10.03 hereof.
Section 11.06 Entire Agreement; Amendments; Waiver.
(a) This Agreement and the Exhibits and Schedules referred to herein, the Documents, the
Cerberus Guaranty and the Confidentiality Agreement contain the entire understanding of the
parties hereto with regard to the subject matter contained herein or
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therein, and supersede all
prior agreements, understandings or intents between or among any of the parties hereto with
respect to such subject matter.
(b) No amendment, modification or waiver of this Agreement shall be binding or effective for
any purpose unless it is made in a writing signed by the party against whom enforcement of such
amendment, modification or waiver is sought. No course of dealing between the parties to this
Agreement shall be deemed to modify, amend or discharge any provision or term of this Agreement.
No delay by any party to this Agreement in the exercise of any of its rights or remedies shall
operate as a waiver thereof, and no single or partial exercise by any party to this Agreement of
any such right or remedy shall preclude any other or further exercise thereof. A waiver of any
right or remedy on any one occasion shall not be construed as a bar to or waiver of any such right
or remedy on any other occasion.
Section 11.07 Interpretation. Article, titles and headings to Sections herein are
inserted for convenience of reference only and are not intended to be a part of or to affect the
meaning or interpretation of this Agreement. The Schedules and Exhibits referred to herein shall
be construed with and as an integral part of this Agreement to the same extent as if they were set
forth verbatim herein. The references herein to Sections, Exhibits and Schedules, unless otherwise
indicated, are references to Sections of and Exhibits and Schedules to this Agreement. Words used
herein, regardless of the number and gender specifically used, shall be deemed and construed to
include any other number, singular or plural, and any other gender, masculine, feminine or neuter,
as the context requires.
Section 11.08 Severability. If any term or other provision of this Agreement is
invalid, illegal or incapable of being enforced by any law or public policy, all other terms or
provisions of this Agreement shall nevertheless remain in full force and effect so long as the
economic or legal substance of the transactions contemplated hereby is not affected in any manner
materially adverse to any party. Upon such determination that any term or other provision is
invalid, illegal or incapable of being enforced, the parties agree that the court making the
determination of invalidity or unenforceability shall have the power to reduce the scope, duration,
or area of the term or provision, to delete specific words or phrases, or to replace any invalid or
unenforceable term or provision with a term or provision that is valid and enforceable, so that the
outcome of any such modifications is an amended provision that comes closest under applicable Law
to expressing the intention of the invalid or unenforceable term or provision as of the date
hereof, and this Agreement shall be enforceable as so modified after the expiration of the time
within which the judgment may be appealed.
Section 11.09 Execution in Counterparts. This Agreement may be executed in one or more counterparts, each of which
shall be considered
an original instrument, but all of which shall be considered one and the same agreement, and shall
become binding when one or more counterparts have been signed by each of the parties hereto and
delivered to each of the other parties hereto. Such counterparts may be delivered by mail and
facsimile transmissions or other means of non-alterable electronic transmission.
Section 11.10 Time. Time shall be of the essence in and for purposes of this
Agreement.
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Section 11.11 Seller Disclosure Schedule. There may have been included in the Seller
Disclosure Schedule and may be included elsewhere in this Agreement items which are not “material,”
and such inclusion shall not be deemed to be an acknowledgment or agreement by Seller that such
items are “material” or to affect the interpretation of such term for purposes of this Agreement.
Disclosures included in any Section of the Seller Disclosure Schedule shall be considered to be
made for purposes of all other Sections of the Seller Disclosure Schedule to the extent that the
relevance of any such disclosure to any other Section of the Seller Disclosure Schedule is
reasonably apparent from the text of such disclosure. The inclusion of any items or information in
the Seller Disclosure Schedule shall not be construed as an admission that such item or information
(or any non-disclosed item or information of comparable or greater significance) is material or
otherwise required to be scheduled as an exception from any representation, warranty or covenant.
Matters reflected in the Seller Disclosure Schedule are not necessarily limited to matters required
by the Agreement to be disclosed in the Seller Disclosure Schedule.
Section 11.12 Remedies; Specific Performance. The parties hereto acknowledge that money
damages would not be an adequate remedy at Law if any party fails to perform in any material
respect any of its obligations hereunder and accordingly agree that each party, in addition to any
other remedy to which it may be entitled at Law, in equity or, after the Closing, as provided in
Article VIII, shall be entitled to seek to compel specific performance of the obligations
of any other party under this Agreement, without the posting of any bond, in accordance with the
terms and conditions of this Agreement in any court of the United States or any State thereof
having jurisdiction, and if any action should be brought in equity to enforce any of the provisions
of this Agreement, none of the parties hereto shall raise the defense that there is an adequate
remedy at Law. No remedy shall be exclusive of any other remedy. All available remedies shall be
cumulative.
Section 11.13 Non-Recourse. Other than pursuant to the Cerberus Guaranty, no past,
present or future director, officer, employee, incorporator, member, partner, limited partner or
equityholder of Seller or Purchaser shall have any liability for any obligations or liabilities of
Seller or Purchaser under this Agreement for any claim based on, in respect of, or by reason of,
the transactions contemplated hereby, except in the case of fraud or willful breach.
Section 11.14 Fulfillment of Obligations. Any obligation of any party to any other
party under this Agreement, which obligation is performed, satisfied or fulfilled completely by an
Affiliate of such party, shall be deemed to have been performed, satisfied or fulfilled by such
party.
Section 11.15 WAIVER OF TRIAL BY JURY. THE PARTIES HERETO HEREBY KNOWINGLY,
VOLUNTARILY AND INTENTIONALLY WAIVE THE RIGHT ANY MAY HAVE TO A TRIAL BY JURY IN RESPECT TO ANY
LITIGATION BASED HEREON, OR RISING OUT OF, UNDER, OR IN CONNECTION WITH THIS AGREEMENT AND ANY
AGREEMENT CONTEMPLATED TO BE EXECUTED IN CONNECTION HEREWITH, OR ANY COURSE OF CONDUCT, COURSE OF
DEALING, STATEMENTS (WHETHER VERBAL OR WRITTEN) OR ACTIONS OF EITHER PARTY IN CONNECTION WITH SUCH
AGREEMENTS.
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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties have duly executed this Stock Purchase Agreement as of the
date first above written.
SELLER: | ||||||||||
NETCO GOVERNMENT SERVICES, LLC | ||||||||||
By: NETCO COMMUNICATIONS CORPORATION, as General Manager of Netco Government Services, LLC |
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By: | /s/ Xxxx Xxxxxx | |||||||||
Name: Xxxx Xxxxxx | ||||||||||
Title: Chief Executive Officer of Netco Communications Corporation |
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PURCHASER: | ||||||||||
XXXXXX CORPORATION | ||||||||||
By: | /s/ Xxxx X. XxXxxxxx | |||||||||
Name: Xxxx X. XxXxxxxx | ||||||||||
Title: Vice President and Chief Financial Officer |